The dysfunctional US economic system doesn’t work for ordinary people – making it ripe for exploitation by a demagogue such as Trump, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Elections bring these issues into sharp relief, so of course people are talking about it – especially since this particular election features the two most deeply unpopular candidates in US history.
It’s never the wrong time to condemn the two party duopoly for the facade of democracy that it is, or point out that the sentiments and circumstances that lead to the rise of Trump need to be tackled at their roots before they will go away.
Elections bring these issues into sharp relief, so of course people are talking about it – especially since this particular election features the two most deeply unpopular candidates in US history.
It’s never the wrong time to condemn the two party duopoly for the facade of democracy that it is, or point out that the sentiments and circumstances that lead to the rise of Trump need to be tackled at their roots before they will go away.
Succinct and eloquent.