Britain First leader Paul Golding and deputy leader Jayda Fransen.
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The US president has lent legitimacy to a small group of right-wing extremists by sharing its content.
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The impetus to impose immigration restrictions to prevent entry of certain ethnic groups into the US is not a new one.
The face of mirth.
EPA/Jim Lo Scalzo
A president who apparently never laughs, Trump inspires mockery on an unprecedented scale.
Atlanta mayoral candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms (left) and Mary Norwood will face off in December.
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Atlanta is a black majority city that has elected black mayors since 1973. Two candidates now face a runoff in December.
I’m going to need another coffee.
EPA/Michael Reynolds
To watch the Trump presidency unfold is to behold the crumbling of a political culture.
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With levels of political discourse reaching new lows, some might say the country could use a dose of shame and humility. At the same time, social media have unleashed a torrent of online shaming.
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Without a strategy or a legal case to legitimate the use of force, the US is endangering crucial alliances and civilian lives.
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Politics Podcast: Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump
Kevin Rudd now spends much of his time in the US, where he keeps a close eye on the unfolding Trump presidency.
News of Trump’s plan reaches Tehran.
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The president hasn’t pulled out of the agreement but decertifying it has serious implications.
The Parthenon.
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The ancient Greeks knew what made a good leader. Why does it seem we have forgotten their lessons?
President Donald Trump talks with residents during a tour a neighborhood impacted by Hurricane Maria, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
REUTERS/Alvin Baez
Puerto Rico has focused significant efforts on branding – but at what cost?
Just get on the helicopter and get outta here.
EPA/Kevin Dietsch
Donald Trump seems vague on many policies except one: undoing as much of Barack Obama’s legacy as possible.
What now?
EPA/Eugene Garcia
Trump’s America is marked by the clash of intransigent, bitter opinions. And it’s not just about gun control.
As American as anyone.
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In a poisonous atmosphere of Islamophobia and xenophobia, Palestinian-Americans are finding ways to belong.
NFL players from many teams have knelt or linked arms in protest during the playing of the national anthem.
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Donald Trump’s ill-timed comments on protests by America’s elite athletes have given legitimacy to claims of his racial animus.
Trust me, I’m not the one to ask.
EPA/Michael Reynolds
In a language as idiosyncratic as English, linguistic pedantry is futile and misguided.
Look out.
EPA/Michael Reynolds
What are the obstacles to a successful coup, and what opportunities are open to any would-be plotter?
When you wash your best sheets for nothing.
EPA/Erik S. Lesser
Far from the millions-strong mass movement of years gone by, today’s ‘Klan’ is really just a smattering of assorted local hate groups.
A Confederate memorial to Jefferson Davis and Robert E Lee in Georgia.
EPA/Erik Lesser
In defending white nationalists in Charlottesville, Donald Trump took aim at the founding fathers.
A surveillance photograph of Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge, 1992.
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The radical right has a keen sense of its own history, and the violence of the 1990s is still fresh in its memory.