Monthly Archives: November 2016

My journeys in Trumpland

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 14, 2016

Two years on the campaign trail revealed an America forgotten in the bicoastal media bubble, leaving our writer unsurprised when Hillary Clinton was beaten Sixty million Americans voted for North Carolina, New Hampshire, Colorado, Michigan, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Airports in Des Moines, Cleveland, Miami, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Manchester, Denver and Detroit, the roads to Richmond or […]


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Why the media must make climate change a vital issue for President Trump

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

The absence of climate change as a leading topic in the election was a failure of the media and its now their responsibility to get Americans talking about it Imagine the world was facing upheaval on a scale not seen during modern civilization, a change that would imperil the worlds great cities by the rising […]


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Kids are taking the feds — and possibly Trump — to court over climate change

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

(CNN)President-elect Donald Trump is likely to find himself the subject of a federal court case next year. The subject: climate change. And the plaintiffs: 21 children who want to ensure they have the right to a livable atmosphere. A federal judge on Thursday denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss the “climate kids” case, meaning […]


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Rules Don’t Apply review Warren Beatty as Howard Hughes: a strangely compelling vanity project

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

The legends odd and energetic film is a mix of fun, sadness and fatigue, and while not everything falls into place, it has its share of entertainment Imagine a monomaniacal businessman who inherited loads of cash from his father, treats women like property and races around with no master plan, barking kooky sentence fragments. At […]


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Goodbye Obama, hello Trump: how will the presidential handover work?

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

The transition of power from Barack Obamas administration to Donald Trumps has begun. We answer the when, what and how When does President Trump take office? At noon on Friday, 20 January 2017. Until his inauguration, neither Donald Trump, his family or his staff can take possession of the property or offices of the federal […]


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Ctrl+Z: Silicon Valley leaders U-turn on Donald Trump

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

Most tech industry leaders railed against the Republican, but some are now changing their tune as they consider what his presidency will mean In the end, it took less than 24 hours for Silicon Valley to start making nice with President-elect Donald Trump. For a full year, the tech industry had shunning campaign from industry […]


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Hamilton’s Broadway success proves a boon for tiny Caribbean island of Nevis

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

The tiny island where Alexander Hamilton was born is receiving a welcome boost and businesses are cashing in on their most famous son The tiny Caribbean island of Nevis is receiving a boost from an unexpected source: fans of the hit Broadway show Nevis map According to Lupinacci, Nevis was not in fact a happy […]


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The terrifying realization that Donald Trump is now Big Brother

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

Donald Trump shows thumbs up while walking on Capitol Hill, on Nov. 10.Image: AP Photo/molly riley America in 2017 will begin to experience life under Big Brother Donald Trump. The president-elect is still a little more than two months away from having the United States’s massive security apparatus at his fingertips, but it’s not difficult […]


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Anti-Trump protesters gear up for weekend demonstrations across the US

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 13, 2016

One man shot and wounded during rowdy protests in Portland, Oregon while more than 10,000 sign up for Saturday march in New York Protesters across the US are gearing up for weekend demonstrations over the election of Donald Trump, as other activists begin work on plans to disrupt the Republicans inauguration in Washington early next […]


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More than 100 home evictions every day – BBC News

Posted by John P. Bradford // November 12, 2016

‘Desperate fight’ Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: “The news that tens of thousands of renters have been evicted from their homes in the last year is a sobering reminder of the impact of welfare cuts and the severe lack of affordable homes. “Our deepening housing crisis means that over 120,000 children will wake […]


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