Jane ChurchillFeb 11, 20213 minWho is Stacey Abrams? US voting rights activist Stacey Abrams has just been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. So, who is she? And what has she done...
Kristin PerissinottoJan 12, 20215 minWHAT IS HAPPENING in the US right now?I find myself internally (and sometimes externally) yelling multiple times a day. Why are they impeaching Trump? Will he actually be...
CheekJan 7, 20213 minThe world's f*cked, run for officeThe last thing I read before going to bed last night was that Raphael Warnock had won the Georgia run-off elections, becoming the first...
CheekJan 4, 20213 minA lesson we can all take from the Trump phone callIf you haven't heard it yet, The Washington Post has published the transcript and recording of a phone call between Trump and Georgia...
Sophie PerissinottoNov 15, 20203 minThe privilege of compulsory votingJust like a lot of other people, I was stressfully watching the US over the past week. We still don’t know how many people voted because...
Kristin PerissinottoNov 10, 20205 minCelebration, sorrow, and critical thinkingThis morning I listened to the latest episode of The New York Times’ podcast The Daily. The episode, called Celebration and Sorrow:...
CheekNov 9, 20202 minIt's not over until the orange man leavesIt’s been a few days since we wrote on the US election, but here we are again. The election has all but been called, and Biden is looking...
CheekNov 5, 20202 min7 things to distract you from the US electionIt’s a weird time. We are hanging in limbo, waiting for the final count of the US presidential election and anticipating mass riots, the...
CheekNov 3, 20203 minRead this if you think the US election doesn't affect youIt’s 3 November, a day that might not mean much to some Aussies, but means everything to Americans. Election day is breaking in the US;...
Hannah & KristinNov 1, 20204 minWatching in horror: An Aussie perspective on the US electionThe White House is 15 248 kilometres away from our home of Brisbane, Australia. But it’s times like this that it feels much, much closer.