Healing a divided US in the wake of Trump
Trump’s racist appeal to a segment of voters is not unique to the US, as similar tactics are being employed in many multiethnic societies
By Jeffrey Sachs
In celebrating the US’ liberation from former US president Donald Trump’s misrule, we must not forget that Trump’s presidency embodied the raw politics of US white supremacy.
He often spoke like a segregationist Southern governor from the 1960s, and, after losing last year’s election, like a secessionist senator on the eve of the Civil War.
To sustain the victory over Trump’s destructive politics, the US must overcome the racism that brought him to power. That urgent challenge faces not only the United States, but many multiethnic societies around the world.