Betrayal and revolt
Michael Moore’s new documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 portrays the gloom of America under Trump and announces the coming insurrection
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Lauren Greenfield re-examines the all-American pursuit of Benjamins and bling
With self-proclaimed financial genius Donald Trump being the most significant politician in the world and the global economy continuing to affect everything from Brexit to far-right populist regimes in Eastern Europe to the rise of the nouveau riche in China, Lauren Greenfield’s documentary Generation Wealth couldn’t have been made at a more appropriate time.
Alt-right and the politics of transgression
Angela Nagle bemoans the alt-right and explains what has made it a success story.
Left-wing America is on the wrong track
«American identity politicians have no strategy, and do not want one. All they want is to express themselves and progressively radicalise.»
In power for eight years
Barack Obama’s eight years as America’s first black president indirectly paved the way for the country’s «first white president», according to one of America’s most influential African-American writers.
The many ways to power
The Jihlava Doc Festival of 2017 was focussed on political film. Several films took on the theme of state leaders and the election processes that led to their victory.
Auxiliary Verbs, the World and the Weather
The UN climate summits show a world where the nuances between should, must and will, can prove decisive for the outcome of negotiations.
