Horizons No. 17: “America At Crossroads”
This is a “season of darkness.” That grave statement resonates both like a moral indictment and a description of something sinister afoot. Indeed, it sounds more worrisome than Jimmy Carter’s 1979 somber portrait of “growing doubt about the meaning of our lives and the loss of a unity of purpose for…
US Election 2020: Americans choose between Trump and Biden
Americans are voting in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, pitting incumbent Republican Donald Trump against his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. The first polls opened from 05:00 EST (10:00 GMT) in Vermont. Nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early …
US Senate elections: the key races that will determine power in Washington
While the world’s attention is on Donald Trump’s attempt to win re-election as president over challenger Joe Biden, the battle for the US Senate that culminates on 3 November is equally dramatic. Even if Biden defeats Trump, he will be unable to pass legislation on key issues such as healthcare, imm…