Joshi-Adhikari Institute of Social Studies

(Notes on meeting with Anthony Monteiro, scholar and leader of Saturday Free School in Philadelphia, former professor of African American Studies at Temple University) The first question was on the nature of the Trump presidency in its two years. To this, Dr. Monteiro replied that we are in the midst of the greatest political crisis in the history of the United States. The deep state in America is attacking the president and the presidency. Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from…

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The nature of the Trump presidency in the United States has been much discussed but little understood. The American liberal media (including the New York Times, and Washington Post) have been vociferously opposed to the presidency and their international influence has meant that there has been little independent assessment of the meaning of the Trump presidency for the rest of the world. However, it is important that the rest of the world assess Trump’s actions objectively, rather than purely on…

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