The Climate Emergency
The Arctic is now a source of excess CO2 as the danger of climate instability and global warming is becoming more critical every year.
How Immigration has helped Germany
In 2015 Germany opened its borders to a million refugees. Angela Merkel suffered criticism from the Right who disagreed. By 2017, there was a prevalent view that Wir schaffen das would be Merkel’s undoing, a “catastrophic mistake” as Donald Trump said in … Continued
The Covid Economy
It is not the virus vs the economy. That ridiculous idea has guided the USA and UK into the most unnecessary deaths. Italy was hit without any real precedent except China who controlled the virus after trying to suppress information … Continued
Why Voting Matters
Do not listen to the poison. Donald Trump seeks to undermine your voice, sideline you as he flushes your part of the US economy away for the sole benefit of the very rich, pretending it will all be wonderful again … Continued
“They’re dying … it is what it is”
What is the difference between an Elephant and a Swan? Is this something that Trump think’s he has aced, on his dementia test? Yes, he can point at an elephant but in his Axios interview with Jonathan Swan, he demonstrated … Continued
The News Cycle
Keeping track of American news cycle is a very different experience to that of UK news. American news contains far more opinions, panel discussions and assertions which criticise the Government and Trump severely (MSNBC, CNN, CBS) while Fox News and … Continued
Desperate Measures Trump
Donald Trump is taking desperate measures to ‘fire up the base’, from using Covid-19 Briefings as a political platform, illegally invading states with federal troops – basically declaring a civil war against the constitutional protections, and trying to convince people … Continued
Beyond Belief
In badly affected US Southern States students have been holding Coronavirus Parties with a cash prize for the first person to test positive for the virus. These grim ‘parties’ invite or are hosted by a person who has tested positive. … Continued
Presidential Election 2020 Predictions
The odds that Donald J. Trump will win the November election is no longer a certainty. In trying to predict the winner in November there are factors that are influential and factors that were influential. Influential Factors affecting predictions Appeal … Continued