Us Elections 2020
latest news & developmentsInsurrectionist mob storms US Capitol as Trump is accused of ‘coup’
Egged on in an extraordinary rally across town by an aggrieved Trump, a flag-waving mob broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed inside, rampaging through offices…
Democrats win first Georgia runoff, control of Senate in reach
Should Republicans lose the second race it would be a political debacle just as Trump is expected to suffer another bitter blow when Congress affirms Biden’s Electoral College…
Carlos on Oozymandias’ goodbye grift
“Look on my works ye Mighty, and gimme 50 bucks!”
Trump unlikely to settle for golf
A narrow victory will mean that the election results won’t be settled anytime soon
Diary of an elections spotter
Fear and loathing in Trump’s America, where every bit of news can be worse than no news at all
As concerns mount over integrity of US elections, so does support for international poll monitors
The pandemic will challenge international observation missions, but ensuring fair elections in an essential component of American democracy
The blackface election looms
Like blackface, the US election is a stupid inversion of the ‘usual’ trope of being the superpower that offers lessons on governance and rights to Africa
Joe Biden’s debate guests run the only Zimbabwean restaurant in America
A Zimbabwean restaurant feeding people in need formed an unlikely addition to Joe Biden’s election campaign
Cartoon: Carlos on turd immunity
Standing out from the herd isn’t always a great idea
How the coronavirus pandemic could get Trump re-elected
US President Donald Trump is good at channelling voters’ anger. And anger about the effects of Covid-19 is a factor that could help him win another term
The narratives that define the coronavirus pandemic will influence its outcome
Combatting Covid-19 is as much about public relations as public health. Now is our chance to tell new stories and find new ways of working together
The Democrats have a cunning plan to get Trump re-elected
The bid to impeach the president failed, Iowa was a disaster and Adam Schiff is a PR nightmare
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Investors are keeping a close eye on what’s happening in the US, UK and China