US Politics

How Scott Bessent's 'economic statecraft' aims to justify US coercion

The treasury secretary has made a candid admission: Washington intends to write one set of rules for itself, and another for the rest of the world

How Zohran Mamdani is the Daredevil of a new generation

Hamid Dabashi

Pro-Palestine immigrant ousts 30-year veteran in Colorado Democratic primary

US Supreme Court rejects Trump's effort to limit birthright citizenship

For Gen Z voters, Gaza was a defining issue in the New York Democratic primaries

US-Iran agreement amounts to 'conditional surrender', analyst says on Tucker Carlson's show

America's 'independence' celebrates 250 years of jingoism and genocide

Joseph Massad

A battle of narratives emerges as Mamdani-backed candidates sweep New York primaries

Far-right US group Boogaloo Bois member admits plans to work with Hamas

Progressives promote roster of foreign-policy staffers for Joe Biden

To defeat Trumpism, the US must first dismantle Obamaism

Hamid Dabashi

US Elections 2020

US elections 2020: Muslims in state of Georgia mobilise for Senate runoff

US Supreme Court rules Muslims placed on no-fly list can sue for damages

What America's biggest-ever defence bill of $740bn means for Middle East

US court orders CIA to explain withholding of Khashoggi report

'From the river to the sea': Palestinian advocates say call for freedom is not antisemitic

'My favourite dictator': The deep roots of Trump's nickname for Sisi

Hamid Dabashi

US senators and activists push to block huge arms deal with UAE

US Elections 2020

Muslim Americans ran for office in record numbers in 2020

Joe Biden reaffirms he will seek return to Iran nuclear deal