What Donald Trump told us about the good, bad and ugly aspects of the USA

Joe Biden comes to power with a message of reconciliation – and a gigantic political challenge on numerous fronts.

Mauktik Kulkarni

· Nov 18, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Ex-Trump advisor Steve Bannon charged with fraud in campaign to build wall at Mexico border

American prosecutors alleged that Bannon and three others orchestrated a scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of donors in the ‘We Build the Wall’ campaign.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 20, 2020 · 09:24 pm

Donald Trump’s bad imitation of Richard Nixon may cost him the presidency

Trump solicited foreign help for his presidential campaign. So did presidential candidate Richard Nixon. The difference is that Nixon was more skilled at it.

Ken Hughes, The Conversation

· Oct 04, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Removing a president isn’t the only purpose of impeachment, wrote America’s founding fathers

According to them, impeachment served three purposes, including as a reminder to both the country and the president that he is not above the law.

Clark D Cunningham, The Conversation

· Sep 30, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is shaking up old politics with her new style

AOC has become a powerhouse leader who is making an imprint on a generation of Americans, especially young women.

Peggy Nash, The Conversation

· May 28, 2019 · 09:30 pm

How Russian media saw Mueller report: Kremlin exonerated, US is a ‘pain in the ass’

Russian media outlets are holding up the Mueller report as another example of American dysfunction, with President Trump a symptom of larger problems.

Cynthia Hooper, The Conversation

· Mar 29, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Travel ban to border detention: Trump has been waging war against international law – and losing

The pushback against the US President’s contentious policies show that democratic institutions can endure and heal.

Harold Hongju Koh

· Feb 20, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Hollow men: In the US, the disdain for intellect has increased during Trump years

The United States’ long history of distrust for intellect and science conveniently set the stage for such debilitating and portentous national leadership.

Louis René Beres

· Jan 21, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Disgraceful, treasonous: US media, politicians pull no punches to slam Trump-Putin meet

There was a barrage of criticism for the American president for clearing Russia of involvement in the 2016 elections.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 17, 2018 · 06:44 pm

US decided to declare Russia a state sponsor of terror after Salisbury attack, then changed its mind

After an attack on a former spy, the State Department pondered placing that label on Putin’s government.

Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica

· May 31, 2018 · 01:30 pm

Red states and blue states: How colours took sides in American politics

The answer lies in the media coverage of the 2000 presidential elections.

David Scott Kastan, The Conversation

· Mar 26, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Economic history shows why Trump’s ‘America First’ tariff policy is so dangerous

The president's plans to impose steep tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum mirror the misguided trade policies that helped precipitate the Great Depression.

Charles Hankla, The Conversation

· Mar 06, 2018 · 11:30 pm