Ashfaque Swapan

The writer is an Atlanta (US) based freelance journalist.

Divided nation chooses US president in a bitter, closely fought race

Polls show a neck-and-neck race for the White House.

1w ago

Kamala rattles Trump, but how much will it matter?

Trump’s true calling might well have been to be a carnival barker (unkind critics may say a used-car salesman)

2m ago

Trump, now a felon, presents huge political challenge

Say what you will about former US President Donald Trump, but give him his due.

5m ago

Will the US and UK's support for Israel backfire?

There are growing signs of substantial public disaffection in these two nations which have been conspicuous in refusing to take Israel to task for its slaughter.

8m ago

Putin’s interview and the West’s extraordinary outrage

The media’s job to interview geopolitical adversaries.

9m ago

Trump’s impunity and the Republican Party meltdown

Trump is more a symptom rather than the cause of the current political crisis in the US.

9m ago

Why did the US almost shut down?

I heard that the US government was about to shut down because it was running out of money. How is that possible?

1y ago

The mugshot and the meltdown: Trump and US politics

The Republican problem is now a US problem.

1y ago

November 5, 2024

Divided nation chooses US president in a bitter, closely fought race

Polls show a neck-and-neck race for the White House.

September 13, 2024

Kamala rattles Trump, but how much will it matter?

Trump’s true calling might well have been to be a carnival barker (unkind critics may say a used-car salesman)

June 6, 2024

Trump, now a felon, presents huge political challenge

Say what you will about former US President Donald Trump, but give him his due.

March 5, 2024

Will the US and UK's support for Israel backfire?

There are growing signs of substantial public disaffection in these two nations which have been conspicuous in refusing to take Israel to task for its slaughter.

February 13, 2024