Trump and the triumph of illiberal democracy - New Statesman
1 day ago · Trump reacted by donning an orange safety vest and driving a garbage truck into a rally in Wisconsin, where he was greeted by followers in similar garb. Future historians may record the episode as a premonitory tremor of the landslide to come. Even as he trashed Harris ’s campaign, Biden voiced a sentiment felt by many progressive liberals.
The nationalist international - New Statesman
1 day ago · The nationalist international. In office, the Republicans’ main opponent could be economic reality. Tariffs, combined with tax cuts, threaten to stoke inflation. In 2018, the American statesman Henry Kissinger observed that Donald Trump “may be one of those figures in history who appears from time to time, to mark the end of an era and to ...
The world according to Trump - New Statesman
1 day ago · By contrast, a Trump presidency threatens enormous short-term volatility if he follows through on his commitment to impose a blanket tariff of a minimum of 60 per cent on all Chinese imports, and up to 20 per cent on the rest of the world. This will trigger a global trade war and hurt China’s already faltering economy.
Apocalypse now in New York - New Statesman
1 day ago · It’s true that across New York City – where I still vote – Kamala Harris defeated Donald Trump 68 per cent to 30 per cent, but in the Bronx and Queens, Trump narrowed his margin of defeat by more than 20 percentage points compared to four years ago. After I left the New-York Historical Society, I walked down the edge of Central Park to ...
This England: How improbable - New Statesman
1 day ago · A public-spirited pensioner who cleans up rubbish for free has been fined for leaving his walking stick on a roadside…while out picking up litter. Alan Davies, 85, goes out every day to collect and bin garbage left on the streets of Walsall, West Midlands, by litterbugs. But after forgetting to pick up his walking stick on one foray, he was ...
I’m in pain, and the bailiffs are back - New Statesman
1 day ago · I’m in pain, and the bailiffs are back. They text me to say they hadn’t forgotten the deal we struck two weeks ago. By Nicholas Lezard. Photo by Tim Robinson/Millennium Images. Well, I called it right. The election, that is. I’d rather not have but then I remembered Duke’s advice from the cartoon strip Doonesbury: “Always bet on the ...
The coming power struggle inside Trump's team - New Statesman
2 days ago · This appeals to workers, even as Trump II’s tycoon-driven libertarianism is likely to exacerbate the internal disparities generated by the unrestrained market. “A band of small-government revolutionaries will save our nation,” said the entrepreneur and Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy on 11 November. Picking up the phrase, Musk enthused about ...