Tag: usa
The US Midterms: A truly mixed bag
A figure hurtles across a car park on a skateboard. On another day he plays punky riffs which echo out of his garage. These...
Demons downed by Blitz in Devon derby
THE Exeter Demons fell to a heartbreaking 6-14 loss at Coombe Dingle as a last-minute punt was blocked and returned for the decisive Plymouth...
Resist, do not abandon: the danger of deserting American academics
It is not an understatement to say that the world is infuriated with the policies and presence of President Donald Trump: from the 4.8...
Melania Trump: What can we expect from the new First Lady?
As the election results start to settle in, attention has increasingly turned towads the future First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump. Married...
Why Bernie Sanders wouldn’t have won
As the dust settles after one of the most extraordinary elections in American history, the hot takes as to why things happened as they...
We need to talk about the Dakota Access Pipeline
You probably have seen talk about #NoDAPL making the rounds on social media over the past few months, and rightly so. This hashtag refers to...
Syria truce: turning point or status quo?
Monday 12 September, the first day of Islam’s most important annual festival, Eid al-Adha, marked the beginning of a “cessation of hostilities” in the...
‘Play ball!’: An interview with Derrick Hall
The sun is shining brightly in a rich blue summer sky. There’s an expectant murmur from the crowd, suddenly punctuated by the sound of...
Let’s Get Satirical: Donald Trumpkin’s Halloween takeover
I n a controversial new policy announcement, Donald Trump revealed that, were he to be elected President in 2016, October 31 would officially be...
Students protest that ‘Black Lives Matter’
The Exeter African Caribbean Society organised a peaceful demonstration outside the INTO building on Wednesday 2 December, under the heading “Black Lives Matter.”
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