Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
17 June 2026
The Democrats have a big, Nazi-tattooed problem
Graham Platner looked like the perfect Democrat candidate to fight the Maine senate contest at the coming midterm elections. He won the nomination – and that’s when the problems started
Read the full article01 June 2026
A whole lot of Americans still support Donald Trump – why?
The corruption and lack of concern for voters is getting so bad that former supporters are beginning to ditch him. But not all. In fact, some seem more convinced than ever
Read the full article22 May 2026
If you think Trump’s foreign policy is bad, wait till you see the Democrats’
The current president is clueless on the world stage. But, if the Democrats ever get back into power, they won’t turn the US into an open, internationalist peacebroker. Their focus is their voters – it looks set to stay that way
Read the full article15 May 2026
Trump’s money-grubbing World Cup plans are thrown into reverse
Prices were so high for tickets that the tournament risked becoming a festival of pure greed. But fans simply weren’t buying it – and so Trump and FIFA have had to think again.
Read the full article06 May 2026
The most unwelcoming, expensive World Cup in history
It will be hideously expensive, will exclude whole sections of the US public and be largely inaccessible to foreigners – a perfect Trumpian tournament
Read the full article26 March 2026
So you’ve just got Donald Trump on the phone – now what?
The president’s direct phone number is being traded like a Pokémon card among the DC press pack. But what happens when Trump turns the US political media into his own huge mouthpiece?
Read the full article20 March 2026
Trump’s Iran war is becoming a fundamentalist Christian crusade
The war is being overseen by senior US officials, including Pete Hegseth, with beliefs and attitudes towards non-believers that are almost medieval
Read the full article05 March 2026
America hates Trump’s Iran war
Even his MAGA base thinks it’s madness. But amongst the outrage, there are still some Americans who cling to magical thinking, and to the idea that it’ll all work out fine
Read the full article21 January 2026
America isn’t as good at fighting wars as Donald Trump thinks
One museum in Washington DC makes clear that when it comes to its own military history, the US has a serious short-term memory problem
Read the full article17 December 2025
Hey Donald Trump, why did you cancel our party?
Every year the president hosts a White House reception for the Washington press pack. This year he’s cancelled it, which perhaps shouldn’t be a surprise
Read the full article26 November 2025
The shine comes off Trump’s ‘golden age’
It may be Thanksgiving, but as the country emerges from the longest government shutdown in history, life is about to get harder for many Americans
Read the full article07 November 2025
Trump: the Democrats’ biggest weapon
A clean sweep in local contests across the country shows voters think the US is heading in the wrong direction
Read the full article08 October 2025
America spirals into hatred
As Donald Trump knows, fear is a powerful tool in politics and makes people do dangerous things
Read the full article24 September 2025
Back to school in Trumpland
It's the start of a new academic year and schoolchildren in America have all become wearily accustomed to the active shooter drills
Read the full article11 September 2025
The killing of Charlie Kirk and the new American darkness
Trump’s reaction to the murder of the conservative activist was to stoke division and threaten his enemies. He has the means to take political revenge – how far will it go?
Read the full article06 August 2025
America’s rotten food culture
I tried to buy cheap healthy food in the US – but it’s impossible
Read the full article02 July 2025
Coffee, cake and fascism: welcome to Trump’s America
Far right nationalistic beliefs are now run-of-the-mill daily rhetoric in US public life
Read the full article18 June 2025
No weather was going to rain on Donald Trump’s parade
Rain or shine, Trump craves adoration – which was his motivation for the spectacle to mark the US Army’s 250th anniversary all along
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