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John Prideaux, our US editor, offers hopeful predictions for the year ahead
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Gloom about America’s future is almost as old as the republic itself, says US editor. Here is an alternative for 2026

John Prideaux, our US editor, reports from the road on why local politics still works

John Prideaux, our US editor, considers the implications of a leaked phone call between American and Russian officials

Jon Fasman, our senior culture correspondent, revisits a moment of fierce isolationist sentiment

Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, on the cultural and political risks of turning everything into a bet

Jon Fasman, our senior culture correspondent, examines how the backlash to Reconstruction echoes in today’s arguments over race…