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When dog bites man really is the story

The world hasn’t changed; what’s changed is our ability to pass off the grotesque as unremarkable

Corbyn’s convictions take courage

The party has spoken, the rebels are the leaders; the old guard won’t win it back with snark and petulance.

The shooting happened just hours after Ferguson’s police chief resigned following a report that found deep-rooted racial bias in the police force.

Tyranny of injustice in US

Police power and black lives are at opposite ends of a morally indefensible value system.

Rednecks have no escape

Ebola should bring home to American conservatives that they are part of humanity.

In Ferguson, resistance is justice

People have a right to resist occupation, even if their methods are questionable.

Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis is a former stand-up comedian. She has an ardent fan base urging her to stand for the office of mayor.

US cities are swinging to the left

A union leader could be the next Chicago mayor, signalling a shift towards progressive politics.

Maya Angelou was a woman determined to go through life with ‘passion

Maya Angelou: Oh, to live like there’s no tomorrow

Author and poet Maya Angelou’s passing leaves us to contemplate – for us as well as her – how far daring can get you.

US elections 2016, now with unlimited cash

The supreme court’s relaxing of donation rules just made US elections even more undemocratic and corruptible.

At the White House

What has Obama’s presidency really accomplished?

Barack Obama’s ascent to power had meaning, but now his interventions are too rare and too piecemeal to constitute a narrative, writes Gary Younge.

No joke: Occupy Wall Street activists protest against capitalist corruption. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

American dream turns to dust

A deadlocked political culture is crippling the US economy and there is no end in sight to the crisis.

Acquittal in Trayvon Martin case a travesty

Not-guilty verdict for George Zimmerman, charged with killing an unarmed teen in the US raises painful questions, writes Gary Younge.

US vs them: A new brand of patriot acts

Whistle-blowers have become the ultimate patriots in the age after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, writes Gary Younge.

United States President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday came alive only at the end with an impassioned plea for a vote on gun control.

Grand liberalism lost in Obama’s lousy speech

Barack Obama’s State of the Union address pulled no punches when it came to issues, but it was a laundry list lacking emotion

Supporters of Obama celebrate his re-election to the White House.

Deep Read: Obama win more impressive than 2008

The euphoria of 2008 has gone, but the US president’s second win is remarkable precisely because it is not as symbolic, writes Gary Younge.

Many poor Republicans say they will vote for Mitt Romney

Struggling whites are more likely to follow Republicans blindly

Studies show that Americans believe the economy is important, but they largely still vote according to race and class. Gary Younge reports.

The debates are over and now it is up to Americans to choose

Obama ends in poll position

A global poll for the BBC World Service has revealed that 20 out of 21 countries preferred Barack Obama to his challenger.

About 70-million viewers tuned in to watch the second presidential debate this week.

Romney down but not out

Barack Obama may have had the upper hand in the latest presidential debate, but the real loser was politics, writes Gary Younge.

Ishmael Alamin  cuts hair at the Hyde Park Hair Salon in Chicago

Chicago: No sweet home Obama

When people go out in Chicago, it transpires, they are more likely to get shot. The murder rate for the first half of the year was up by 38%.

Delegates cheer for presidential candidate Mitt Romney during the Republican National Convention.

In the theatre of politics, Romney needs new lines

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s chief weakness is that he sounds like a chief executive.

US President Barack Obama has sought to roll back Iran’s nuclear programme though diplomatic means.

Obama will survive Democrat defeat

Organised labour has learnt a valuable lesson in its challenge against Wisconsin’s Republican governor Scott Walker, writes Gary Younge.