Donald Trump
The gun rights protest setting the stage for the inauguration
Rolling 4 the 2A — Bolstered by the Capitol riots, this week, pro-gun activists, Boogaloo Boys, and Trump supporters gathered for Lobby Day in Virginia, making clear their intent to keep the outgoing president’s legacy alive.
Written by: Ben Smoke (additional reporting Wil Sands)
The Facebook group where it‘s always 2009
#TBT — While the rest of the world entered the uncertainty of 2021, in recent months, hundreds of thousands of Facebook users have signed up to groups that offer an escape from our current times.
Written by: Andrew Lloyd
I’ve been shot by police – their Capitol inaction was no shock
Broken system — Photographer Wil Sands was shot in the eye covering Black Lives Matter protests last year. He was at the Capitol to cover last week’s riot too – where the threat of violence from rioters was urgent and real, yet police reaction was radically and exasperatingly different.
Written by: Wil Sands
Inside America's LGBTQ+ gun lobby
Pink pistols — In response to far-right bigotry, queer gun owners have been taking what they see as necessary steps to protect themselves – but will a Biden presidency offer any hope of a ceasefire?
Written by: James Stout
How Philly's young activists are setting the political agenda
'We the youth are in control' — In Philadelphia, grassroots operations in communities of colour helped Biden secure the presidency. Now, they're determined to ensure the next four years bring transformational change.
Written by: Alex King
The US sanctuaries protecting immigrant families from ICE
'I felt like a caged dog' — We hear the stories of immigrants and activists on the frontlines of resistance to the Trump administration’s racist border regime – many of whom are now hidden away in churches – and ask if a Biden presidency could ever mark an end to the injustices.
Written by: Alex King
Voting among the dead at a San Francisco's mausoleum
A grave moment — Last week, San Francisco residents cast their ballots in a most unusual location. Huck spoke to some of them to find out why this year was a moment to vote as if your life depended on it.
Written by: Jennifer Stavros
Speaking to tourists at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Make Gardening Great Again! — The site of a bizarre post-election press conference on the outskirts of Philadelphia has become an unlikely place of pilgrimage for all those glad to see the end of Trump’s presidency.
Written by: Alex King
On the ground in Pennsylvania: the battle to get Trump out
Final stretch — Megan, 26, and Blake, 34, speak to Huck about canvassing in Pennsylvania – a state Trump narrowly won in the 2016 election in a major upset. The mood, they say, is one of optimism and empowerment.
Written by: Megan Blissick and Blake Hyatt
How QAnon is weaponised against sex workers
The real threat — Adult performer and writer Sovereign Syre explores how sex-trafficking conspiracy theories such as QAnon are really just a rehash of age-old anxieties wielded against sex workers.
Written by: Sovereign Syre