Why the world will miss President Obama
In the midst of an election which has morphed into a farcical contest between ‘no change’ and backwards change, it’s hard not to wonder what happened to American progressivism. Eight…
US election: It's the grassroots, stupid
Gabriel Raeburn Think back to the week before the American election. According to Gallup, Republican Mitt Romney held a five percentage point lead over President Obama. Romney also had twice…
Political Highlights
The American Election: Last Tuesday saw the re-election of the incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama. Despite gaining 100 more electoral college votes than his competitor Mitt Romney,…
U.S. election at East Slope Bar
Election night on 6 November saw scores of Sussex students on campus and across Brighton pulling all-nighters to witness an historic Presidential election, which ended in an Obama victory. Students…
The case for Palestinian statehood
At the recent UN Security Council meeting, the Palestinians placed a bid to be recognised as a state. This is a remarkable moment in Palestinian history, and is a promising…
UK universities may lose international students to US after Obama election
UK universities have been warned to expect a significant decrease in the number of international students applying to study in the country due, in part, to the recent historic election…
The Obama presidency – here’s where the story begins…
Robin Kolodny, Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University, Pennsylvania, and Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex speaks to The Badger about Obama, his policies and assassination.
Sometimes war is a necessary evil – but let’s hope Obama will find alternatives
Well that’s it then: President Barack Obama. There is no doubt that this is an enormous victory – it signifies the end of an era for the Republican party, the…
Obamania comes to Sussex
US Election results draws excited crowds In the early hours of last Wednesday morning a packed East Slope Bar was sent into raptures as the announcement came through that on…
US Election special
American youth backs Barack Obama When it comes to the US elections, we’re constantly hearing numbers and polls. When it comes to hearing peoples opinions, we’re also bombarded. However they’re…