In Miche cafe and bar in British Columbia’s capital, Victoria, owner Allan Sinclair is turning around specific alcohol bottles on the top shelf to hide the labels from public view. He picks up a bottle of Jack Daniels. “This is […]
Olek Chmura’s job was to clean the facilities, including the toilets, at Yosemite National Park in California – one of America’s most visited tourist attractions. That was, until last Friday afternoon when an email landed in his inbox, from a
The alliance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk framed the 2024 election and their bond has only deepened since. Musk has been a regular fixture at the president-elect’s Florida mansion and the pair have introduced their families. He has been
First came Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host as defence secretary. Then Tulsi Gabbard, an apparent Vladimir Putin and Bashar al Assad sympathiser as intelligence chief. Then came Matt Gaetz, under active investigation for allegedly sex trafficking a 17-year-old, as
As the sun set on Howard University in Washington DC, a group of women gathered on a grassy patch in the centre of campus. They held hands in a wide circle and sang hymns, many wiping tears from their faces.
Two women have now lost elections to Donald Trump. That fact alone is unbelievable and enraging to Democrats across America. Was it sexism? Misogyny? Bad candidates? Bad policies? Bad campaigning? Those are just some of the myriad questions running wild
A huge roadside sign of Donald Trump announces arrival into York County, Pennsylvania. It depicts the former president in a now iconic image, ear bloodied, being hustled off the stage by secret service agents after a failed assassination attempt in
One hundred days after becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, it was time for Kamala Harris to present her closing argument. With the White House as her backdrop and tens of thousands of supporters packing the outdoor arena, she
Irma, the receptionist at Acacia Women’s Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is repeating a spiel she gives dozens of times a week to different women before their appointments. “We are going to do the procedure so you need to prepare,” she
The primary aim for candidates in a vice-presidential debate is to do no harm to the name at the top of the ticket. Both JD Vance and Tim Walz passed that test with flying colours. In fact, this debate was
