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Sumona Gupta is a student and organizer based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. An air of uncertainty hung above the United States on November 3, 2020—no one knew how the presidential election would play out, how long it would take to decide, when the backlash against the winner would begin, or if it would turn into violence. One thing was relatively certain, though: California would vote overwhelmingly for Joe Biden. Indeed, Biden won the state with 64.6 percent of the vote, a historically large margi...

Amanda Holpuch Amanda Holpuch reports for us today on a new exhibition which combines interviews with ex-detainees on their trauma during Covid-19, and imagery of the growth of private-run detention in the US: “We’ve commodified human displacement,” said artist David Taylor, who has used drones to take aerial photography and video of 28 privately run Ice detention centers near the US southern border, in California, Arizona and Texas. While accounts of abuse and exploitation from ...

Patrick Leahy, senator picked to preside over Trump impeachment trial, taken to hospital  | Print this article Patrick Leahy, the 80-year-old senator picked to preside over former President Donald Trumps second impeachment trial, was taken to the hospital on Tuesday for observation after "not feeling well," according to his office. "This evening, Senator Leahy was in his Capitol office and was not feeling well," spokesman David Carle said. "He was examined in the Capitol by the Att...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster A memo from incoming-White House Chief of Staff Ron Klan to all incoming-senior staff circulated on Saturday. In the memo, Klan explained President-elect Joe Bidens top four priorities during his first 10 days in office. "President-elect Biden is assuming the presidency in a moment of profound crisis for our nation. We face four overlapping and compounding crisis: the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic crisis, the climate crisis, and a racial equal...

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Rightwingers show up outside statehouses in Michigan, Ohio and South Carolina as inauguration day nears

This week we look back at the insurrection at the US Capitol. How did America get to this point? <br>

His final curtain … Trumps parting gift to America – inside the 15 January Guardian Weekly Will Dean With hindsight it seems inevitable that the most stunning, despicable moment of the Trump presidency would come in its season finale. The storming of the US Capitol last week by far-right Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists shocked even those who had been paying close attention. The fallout from the event will likely last for years. This week, a rapid impeachment proce...

MONEYWEB app instead? Seven start-ups have been given the thumbs-up since February. By Michael Brown 21 Dec 2020  10:00  A new asset class: university technology and intellectual property. Image: Shutterstock Last week the University Technology Fund (UTF) approved another investment into a university start-up company, taking the total amount invested since February to R28.1 million. This is according to UTF co-founder Daniel Strauss, who said the fund has now approved seven investments in...

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