in US Politics
Neil Young says Trump's use of songs at Mount Rushmore 'not OK with me'
Singer objects to playing of Like a Hurricane and Rockin’ in the Free World and says he stands with Lakota Sioux protesters US politics – live coverage More
Culture
Subterms
More stories
- in US Politics
Love of science, not Trump's ignorance, will make America great again
Love of science, not Trump’s ignorance, will make America great again Amid a pandemic, the president rails against reason itself. The passions of his predecessors throw his failure into sharp relief More
Instagram Is a Strategic Communication Channel
Communication between governments and citizens has changed over the years. The digital era has provided state actors with new channels to spread their messages. Different channels offer different types of outreach. Nevertheless, successful communication requires consistency and coordination. This is even more important in the current crisis we have witnessed with the coronavirus pandemic. In […] More
If a Statue Offends My Sister, It Also Offends Me
Since the toppling of the statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol last month, a stream of articles, many by white writers, have called for such monuments to be placed in museums. These writers argue that, with sensitive curation, such statues can act to educate a public ignorant of the suffering inflicted by abusive systems […] More
America’s Problem With Racism Has Become Clearer
Frankly, with all the bad actors in blue uniforms on the public stage in America at the moment, this old white guy would think twice about calling the police. Which warrior would show up, and how prepared would that warrior really be to address the problem I am having with my neighbor? With this in mind, […] More
- in US Politics
‘We’ve made too much progress to slow down’: tracking John Lewis’s long fight
Documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble traces the life and influence of the civil rights leader and congressman in his 60-plus year fight for racial equality John Lewis, the civil rights leader turned 17-term congressman from Georgia, has seen plenty in his 80 years that would test one’s faith in the long fight. As a young […] More
- in Elections
Rolling Stones threaten to sue Donald Trump over use of songs
The Rolling Stones are threatening Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives. The Stones said in a statement on Sunday that their legal team was working with the music rights organisation BMI to stop the use of their material in Trump’s re-election campaign. The BMI has notified […] More
- in US Politics
The Room Where It Happened by John Bolton review – a monument to his own grandiosity
The inevitable fallout between the president and his national security adviser makes for a punchy but self-aggrandising memoir ‘Bad cop and worse cop’: Donald Trump and John Bolton in the White House, May 2018. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Any hairdresser could have told them it wouldn’t work. Trump initially refused to hire John Bolton because […] More
