Bonnie Greer
24 May 2023
Disney IS America.. so DeSantis will rue burning down the House of Mouse
The Florida governor has taken on a formidable foe in a battle for the heart of American childhood
Read the full article17 May 2023
San Francisco is plagued, not just by drugs and crime, but by the tech boom
The California city is now for too many like a plague-ridden medieval Florence, once glorious, now inglorious
Read the full article10 May 2023
The coronation he wove shows Charles may be the last of his kind
The coronation of King Charles belongs to us. To our time and our age. But, will it be the last?
Read the full article03 May 2023
Meaningful reparation for slavery will lie in the hands of the young royals
Has King Charles given humanity a gift towards healing the intergenerational trauma caused by slavery?
Read the full article26 April 2023
Even the writers of Succession couldn’t get away with this Murdoch storyline
Trump is back, Carlson is gone - it’s all about the money for Murdoch. The real-life Logan Roy is bigger than fiction
Read the full article19 April 2023
Déjà vu all over again: The fight for gun control and racial justice in Tennessee
Two young Black Democrats expelled from the state’s legislature are channelling the legacy of civil rights resistance in the South
Read the full article13 April 2023
Trump now has a martyrdom myth to exploit
Republicans are hailing the former president a martyr, but Donald Trump must not win again. He is a demagogue and potential dictator
Read the full article31 March 2023
When Trump goes to court, what will actually happen?
The Democrats are talking about gun control and the Republicans are talking about paying off porn stars
Read the full article30 March 2023
Why do black people vote for Trump?
The fact that ethnic minority Republicans are Trump’s fastest-growing supporters boils down to the fact that we humans are not categories
Read the full article23 March 2023
On the ropes: The demise of the noble art of boxing
The current sensation of bouts between reality TV stars, rappers and TikTok celebrities could kill off real boxing forever
Read the full article16 March 2023
Hitch and miss: Alfred Hitchcock’s woman problem
To the director, women were not full human beings - they were props and justifications for male rampage
Read the full article09 March 2023
Grace Jones: A cultural icon
In the 1970s, the Jamaican singer was a new definition of the slogan ‘Black Power’ and she did not need politics
Read the full article01 March 2023
Jimmy Carter, the Man from Plains
Some say that had the 39th president died in 1982, for example, he would have been forgotten, written off as a failure. Now he has a legacy
Read the full article23 February 2023
The “problem” with women
Menopause is natural, not a disorder, and women should be able to talk about it openly and without stigma
Read the full article16 February 2023
Madonna is living to tell
Madonna has always questioned contemporary social norms. Why would we expect her to change now?
Read the full article09 February 2023
Race and rage in America
The Republican party has become the party of the gun
Read the full article02 February 2023
Why I don’t care about the Oscars anymore
I used to be an Oscars fanatic. But now, all the magic has gone
Read the full article25 January 2023
Open secrets
The American people are constantly being educated about their own politics. Their latest lesson is on classified documents
Read the full article19 January 2023
Meet the new broom
This new Congress will be the setting for the fight for the soul of America where the grounds of the 2024 election will be decided upon
Read the full article12 January 2023
MAGAfreude has taken hold of America
The republicans are trying to stop MAGAfreude turning into a full-scale GOP apocalypse
Read the full article05 January 2023
America is playing liar’s poker
The country is in trouble. Can Joe Biden guide America through its turmoil?
Read the full article22 December 2022
Christmas is a time for building bridges
There was something inherently British about Ngozi Fulani and Lady Hussey's reconciliation
Read the full article08 December 2022
A royal lesson
Racism, real or implied, has no place inside the royal family nor does it have any place in the nation this family represents
Read the full article01 December 2022
‘Just lock him up already’
The US justice department’s investigation into Donald Trump could spell the end for him as a political force
Read the full article24 November 2022
The rise of Ron DeSantis
Is America ready for the Ron DeSantis Show? Both Republicans and Democrats are tuned in...
Read the full article17 November 2022
Wave goodbye to Donald Trump
Trump will soon join a political graveyard littered with tombstones of those who underestimated Joe Biden
Read the full article10 November 2022
Turning right
The populist right is on the rise and it's deeply nostalgic
Read the full article03 November 2022
America’s cruellest month
Anything could happen in the upcoming US midterm elections. All bets are off
Read the full article27 October 2022
The art of the zeal
Donald Trump and Liz Truss have more in common than first meets the eye. Above all, their loyalties used to lie elsewhere
Read the full article20 October 2022
A great Dame
Dame Angela Lansbury was a true genius and stage animal. The world has lost a real presence
Read the full article13 October 2022
Joe Biden’s roads to ruin
Far-right talk radio host Alex Jones and his listeners could spell danger for Joe Biden
Read the full article06 October 2022
America’s midterm malaise
Commentators in the US are unsure what the future holds in politics. These bizarre midterms won't shine any light on the issue
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