U.S. Politics
Speaking to tourists at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Make Gardening Great Again! — The site of a bizarre post-election press conference on the outskirts of Philadelphia has become an unlikely place of pilgrimage for all those glad to see the end of Trump’s presidency.
Written by: Alex King
What can Captain America teach us about the state of US politics?
Quite a lot, actually... — Can the story of this all American super-hero teach us lessons about the racist Alt-right and the rise of Trump? Professor Jason Dittmer thinks so.
Written by: Jason Dittmer
There is no secret motive: Trump is as shambolic and as racist as he seems
From Where I Stand — Ignore the conspiracy theorists and "experts" claiming Trump's Muslim ban and other far-right executive orders are a headfake and a plot to distract us, argues James Butler. His toxic administration is as shambolic and as racist as it seems.
Written by: James Butler
Anti-Trump protests hit London
'Trump's a wasteman' — Protestors and police clashed in central London last night as anti-Trump protests kicked off in the city, with a giant Trump head effigy being beaten to a pulp.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Bridges Not Walls: London stands united against Trump's inauguration
Fuck Trump — As the world wakes up on the day that Donald Trump is inaugurated as President, hundreds of activists take to London's bridges in defiance, with one simple message: Bridges not Walls.
Written by: Michael Segalov
'Why I'll be handing out a free zine at Trump’s inauguration'
A town left behind — Photographer Brendan Hoffman will distribute a new zine for free at Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday. It focuses on Webster City, Iowa; a town still attempting to find it’s place in an ever-changing America.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
How do we break out of the echo chambers that got Trump elected?
Feelings, Facebook and fallout — The world right now feels like a dangerous, hate-filled place, it's no wonder that we take to social media desperate to be surrounded by comforting voices we agree with. Dr Marta Zarzycka asks what this means for individuals and society at large in a post-Trump era.
Written by: Dr Marta Zarzycka
A young voter explains why Trump won his community's support
Disunited States: No choice — Heading out into rural Georgia to meet Trump supporters was always going to be an uncomfortable task. When Huck got Kicked out of a local gun show, a young military guy named Will grabs us and asks to talk. Here's what he had to say.
Written by: Will as told to Michael Segalov
We went to a gun show to talk to Trump's supporters
Disunited States: Into Trumpland — In rural America, voters turned out to support Donald Trump in their hoards. We head to the small town of Perry, which is hosting a gun show, to hear voters' thoughts.
Written by: Michael Segalov
An uncomfortable conversation with a young black Republican
Disunited States: Difficult truths — It's not surprising, really, that very few black people in this election voted Trump, even less so in an urban metropolis like Atlanta. In our latest dispatch from the city, we meet Donnie Pulliam, a young black Republican at Morehouse College. It makes for a difficult conversation.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Young Mexican-Americans talk Trump, the wall, and uncertain futures
Life on the border — Donald Trump is leading the Republican Party charge to the White House. Just yesterday he visited Mexico City, reaffirming his vow to build a wall along their shared border, paid for, his insists, by Mexico. The rhetoric might grab headlines, but how do young Mexican-Americans living on the border feel about the world they know changing? Photojournalist and professor Adriana Yvette Monsalve asked her students to find out.
Written by: Adriana Yvette Monsalve