A protester holds a sign showing a black US flag during a demonstration in Denver, Colorado, on May 31, 2020. Jason Connolly/AFP

Police violence in the United States: what lies behind the ‘bad apples’ narrative

That George Floyd died at the hands of four police officers is uncontested, but interpretations of his death and its aftermath differ greatly. The result is two starkly opposed narratives.
Donald Trump at a press briefing with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on April 18, 2020 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger/AFP

Donald Trump’s ‘Chinese virus’: the politics of naming

An analysis of the expressions used by Donald Trump to designate Covid-19 sheds light on his political calculations and on the evolution of his relationship with China in recent weeks.
Donald Trump lors d'un point presse avec les membres du groupe de travail de la Maison Blanche sur le coronavirus le 18 avril 2020 à Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger/AFP

Donald Trump : les maux et les mots du virus

L’analyse des expressions employées par Donald Trump pour désigner le Covid-19 éclaire sur ses calculs politiques et sur l’évolution de son rapport à la Chine au cours de ces dernières semaines.

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