Barry Sheppard

United States President Donald Trump is planning to sabotage the November election in order to throw it into chaos, writes Barry Sheppard.

Barry Sheppard聽speaks to聽Green Party of the United States presidential candidate Howie Hawkins.

Unidentified federal agents continue their campaign of lawless violence against Black Lives Matter protesters in Portland, Oregon, causing the protests to grow in reaction, writes Barry Sheppard. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is threatening to send more agents into other cities to wreak havoc.

In the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases, President Trump is demanding schools be completely reopened in August-September, putting students and staff at risk, writes Barry Sheppard.

The United States is facing a number of interrelated crises: the coronavirus; the economy; institutional racism, including police violence against African Americans; disarray in the Federal government; and climate change, writes Barry Sheppard.

Trump鈥檚 authoritarian aspirations are becoming more evident, writes Barry Sheppard.聽But the force blocking Trump is the mass Black Lives Matter uprising, which looks to continue the fight beyond the next election.

As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to deepen, Republicans are ramping up attempts to curtail African Americans鈥 right to vote and President Donald Trump is rallying his base ahead of the November election, writes Barry Sheppard.

In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, recent polls suggest US President Donald Trump may lose the November 2020 election, writes Barry Sheppard. Consequently, the Republicans are ramping up attempts to curtail African Americans鈥 right to vote.

Unemployment and hunger have risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with long lines at food banks and families going without enough food, writes Barry Sheppard.

Essential workers in the United States, who have been serving the general public during the COVID-19 shutdown, held a mass strike on May Day to demand hazard pay and better health and safety conditions, writes Barry Sheppard.

United States President Donald Trump has made many stupid remarks in his daily campaign events on TV, writes Barry Sheppard.聽But suggesting that injecting or ingesting 鈥渄isinfectants鈥 could be used to combat the virus has created criticism even within his own party.

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a marked impact on the 2020 election campaign in the United States, writes Barry Sheppard.