Ashfaque Swapan

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

The Mamdani effect: Rekindling hope in a cynical city

Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric political rise in the New York mayoral race caught the imagination of the entire world.

3w ago

The self-sabotaging president: Joe Biden’s broken legacy

Biden’s predicament must be considered in the context of the brutal political landscape in the Western world.

10m ago

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

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

1y 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)

1y ago

Trump, now a felon, presents huge political challenge

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

1y 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.

1y ago

Putin’s interview and the West’s extraordinary outrage

The media’s job to interview geopolitical adversaries.

1y 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.

1y ago
November 4, 2025
November 4, 2025

The Mamdani effect: Rekindling hope in a cynical city

Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric political rise in the New York mayoral race caught the imagination of the entire world.

January 20, 2025
January 20, 2025

The self-sabotaging president: Joe Biden’s broken legacy

Biden’s predicament must be considered in the context of the brutal political landscape in the Western world.

November 5, 2024
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
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
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
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
February 13, 2024

Putin’s interview and the West’s extraordinary outrage

The media’s job to interview geopolitical adversaries.

February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024

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.

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

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?

August 29, 2023
August 29, 2023

The mugshot and the meltdown: Trump and US politics

The Republican problem is now a US problem.