US Politics

Muslims in Trump’s America: realities of Islamophobic presidency begin to sink in

Thursday 17 November 2016 13.00 GMTLast modified on Thursday 17 November 2016 18.25 GMT Shares 1,366   Eeman Abbasi speaks during a protest on the University of Connecticut campus against the election of Donald Trump. Photograph: Pat Eaton-Robb/AP Guardian.com Fariha Nizam was sleepy and stressed last Thursday morning when she boarded the Q43 bus, which […]

US: Denounce The Hate, Mr. Trump

In his victory speech early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump pledged that he “will be president for all Americans,” and he asked those who did not support him “for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.” Here’s some guidance right off the […]

27 Times Trump has been insulting to women

By Michael Sebastian, Oct 13, 2016 Donald Trump has insulted women for decades. Trump reminded us of this when he unleashed a war of words on Fox News host Megyn Kelly, questioning her professionalism and suggesting she treated him unfairly at a Republican debate last year because she was menstruating. (Trump later denied that […]

Donald Trump’s woeful debate likely to worsen problems with women

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/09/27/donald-trumps-woeful-debate-likely-to-worsen-problems-with-women.html WASHINGTON — How did Donald Trump’s performance at the first presidential debate hurt him with women? “How much time have you got?” said Katie Packer, a veteran Republican strategist who specializes in persuading female voters. There was his manner — glowering, contemptuous, interrupting his female opponent dozens of times. […]