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With 20 days to go before the midterms, the leader of the party that stands to lose everything at the polls insists on ignoring what those polls advise him to do: to step aside to prevent his unpopularity from affecting those who are running for office. Far from following that logic, Donald Trump has spent recent days on an unrestrained campaign tour across the country, giving speeches driven by his obsessions.
Meanwhile, a recent study by UnidosUS shows that nearly four in 10 Hispanic voters belong to what it calls the “moveable middle,” a bloc that represents 38% of the Hispanic electorate and remains undecided ahead of the midterms. “I don’t feel represented by either party,” says a Cuban-American woman. “After what we’ve been through, I need to see deeds and commitments fulfilled before I can believe again.”
This week we have an investigative story about how cartels are stealing rental cars in U.S. border states and driving them across into Mexico, where they are converted into "mutant tanks" for drug lords.
And our interviewees this week include the economist Mariana Mazzucato, the chief conservator of the Acropolis in Athens, and the Spanish stunt double who does "all the dangerous stuff" for Brad Pitt.
We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS US Edition.
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