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How Barack Obama Paved the Way for Donald Trump Gary Younge | The Guardian UK

How Barack Obama Paved the Way for Donald Trump

Gary Younge | The Guardian UK

Opinion - commentary -analysisDon’t blame it all on racism. During the financial crash Obama sided with the bankers, not people losing their homes – making Trump’s victory possible

To celebrate its 225th anniversary, the US Mint and Treasury last week unveiled plans to issue a 24-carat commemorative coin depicting Lady Liberty as an African-American woman. With full lips and braided hair tied back in a bun, her gold-embossed profile is framed by the words “LIBERTY” above and “In God We Trust” below. “As we as a nation continue to evolve,” said Elisa Basnight, the Mint’s chief of staff, “so does Liberty’s representation.”     Continue reading

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