The ‘comeback grandpa’

by Rashmee

Posted on March 4, 2020


It’s nearly 40 years since Bill Clinton became “the comeback kid”, pulling off a second-place …

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How super will this Tuesday be?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 3, 2020


With voters in 14 US states and American Samoa casting their ballots in Democratic primaries, …

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Who’s afraid of Bernie Sanders?

by Rashmee

Posted on February 24, 2020


After Nevada, it’s time to get serious about Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism. How does it …

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Why a small American state can have a big impact on the world

by Rashmee

Posted on February 12, 2020 / The National


The battle for the US presidency gets properly under way with Tuesday’s election in New …

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Today, Iowa caucuses. But to what end when winning is going out of fashion?

by Rashmee

Posted on February 3, 2020


Winning is going out of fashion, we learnt late last year. In early December, Britain’s …

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Iowa is still unsure who it will vote for - just like the rest of the US

by Rashmee

Posted on January 28, 2020 / The National


The week before Iowa, a predominantly rural state in Midwestern United States, kicks off the …

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US 2020: The most battleground state of them all

by Rashmee

Posted on June 28, 2019


America’s most battleground state in the next election has to be Wisconsin in the mid-west.…

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Was the Brexit vote a sign of radicalization? A jihad for the very soul of Britain?

by Rashmee

Posted on January 3, 2017


Was the Brexit vote a sign of self radicalization? A self-brutalising attempt to take care …

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What are liberal ideas for if not to turn towards – rather than away – from people

by Rashmee

Posted on December 10, 2016


Just to return to the notion of talking across political divides, consider the words of …

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As a brown woman, I have to ask: why the sudden outrage about Trump’s appointments?

by Rashmee

Posted on November 19, 2016


Forgive me brothers and sisters (and even those who do not regard themselves as my …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK