James Meadway

1 month ago | novaramedia.com | James Meadway

The past week has seen the most decisive reordering of the international order since the fall of the Soviet Union. From the end of the second world war, the United States has positioned itself as the guarantor of European defence against a presumed threat from the East – first for western Europe against the Soviet Union and then, since the late 1990s, for the east against Russia.

1 month ago | novara.media | James Meadway

The past week has seen the most decisive reordering of the international order since the fall of the Soviet Union. From the end of the second world war, the United States has positioned itself as the guarantor of European defence against a presumed threat from the East – first for western Europe against the Soviet Union and then, since the late 1990s, for the east against Russia.

2 months ago | novaramedia.com | James Meadway

Barely three weeks into the second Donald Trump administration and the world around us is already heading deeper into permanent chaos. Edicts and executive orders are issued from the White House; Elon Musk and his cronies are let loose on the federal government; Trump himself maintains a near-continual stream of consciousness, alternating threats, flattery and fantasies of ethnically-cleansed beachside apartments in Gaza.

Nov 12, 2024 | msn.com | James Meadway

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Nov 12, 2024 | theguardian.com | James Meadway

In the US, where Donald Trump swept the board last week, it was the experience of sharply increasing essentials prices, from food to energy, that glued together the Republicans’ new electoral coalition. About 75% of those voting Republican reported that they had faced “hardship” or “severe hardship” as a result of price rises; only 25% of Democrats said the same. When Trump asked if Americans felt better now than they did four years ago, the answer for most was a clear no.