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From the frying pan into the fire: Covid-19 and forest fires ravage the Americas
Last year, São Paulo went dark after being covered by smoke from huge fires in the Amazon rainforest. Now, the fires are raging once...


Profile - Kamala Harris
EDITORIAL Who? Kamala Harris, 55, has cemented her position as an American political trailblazer. Born in Oakland, California in 1964, to...


The Race for the White House
By ALI ATIA The 2020 general election will serve as a historic test of American democracy. The combination of a global pandemic, an...


Solving Mexico's violence: new President, old problems?
By MARLENE JACOBSEN The Mexican people have long been terrorised by the atrocities of violent drug cartels, and disappointed by fragile...


Need to Know - Black Lives Matter
EDITORIAL What is it? The phrase that has been used across the world this year has been familiar to some since 2013. After the acquittal...


Unpacking the DNC: Lessons about Biden's campaign strategy
The last few decades have overseen the evolution of the US party conventions from the large-scale partisan gatherings that they once...


Why I'm supporting Kamala Harris and Joe Biden
After months of speculation, Joe Biden’s search for a governing partner culminated in the somewhat unsurprising selection of Senator...


Primary Wins for Establishment Republicans keep the Senate in play - but at what cost?
The current outlook for the GOP is nothing if not grim. At the turn of the year, many on the right were bullish about the impending...


Elizabeth Warren’s failed presidency campaign
At the start of the race to become the Democratic candidate, Elizabeth Warren seemed to be a firm favourite. She was a solid progressive...


Does Joe Biden have a plan?
Over the past weeks Black Lives Matter movements have risen to media prominence, drawing an incredible number of protestors for city-wide...
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