Gary Younge

A demonstrator's hand is seen holding a placard reading "Decolonise Oxford/Rhodes must fall"

Gary Younge on Europe and the US: There is no 'better' form of racism

Author Gary Younge speaks with The World's Marco Werman about the difficult and challenging process for Europeans to come to grips with racism in European society.

Gary Younge on Europe and the US: There is no 'better' form of racism
Supporters cheer at a Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore campaign rally in Midland City, Alabama.

Alabama's deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America

Alabama's deep racial divisions increasingly plague the rest of America
Residents of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood gather for a candlelight vigil against gun violence.

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America
Tributes in memory of murdered Labour Party MP Jo Cox, who was shot dead in Birstall, are left at Parliament Square in London,

Will the murder of an idealistic, young British MP swing the EU membership vote?

Will the murder of an idealistic, young British MP swing the EU membership vote?
Gary Younge's new book is called A Day in the Death of America.

One random day, 10 kids shot dead in America

One random day, 10 kids shot dead in America
Dylann Roof at his bond hearing

America has no monopoly on racism, it's just 'more lethal'

After the Charleston shootings, gun control remains the "gigantic elephant in the room," says journalist Gary Younge. FBI data show that African Americans are targeted 16 times more often than whites for hate crimes.

America has no monopoly on racism, it's just 'more lethal'
Columnist for The Guardian, Gary Younge

US reputation for leadership taking a beating in Europe

The partial US government shutdown isn't boosting America's image on the world stage according to Gary Younge, a columnist for British newspaper The Guardian.

US reputation for leadership taking a beating in Europe

Fake accents, well-done, can make all the difference

When it comes to accents, they paint a picture in people's mind. And they can make or break the character. That's born out in real life and on the silver screen. Renée Zellweger was widely praised for her English accent in Bridget Jones’s Diary -- and Radovan Karadžić managed to evade authorities for years, in part through a fake accent.

Fake accents, well-done, can make all the difference

How to Fake an Accent and Get Away With It

"Matilda," now a Broadway hit, has a cast full of Americans doing British accents. We usually think of actors as carrying off the best fake accents. But others do it, sometimes with great success. What's the secret?

How to Fake an Accent and Get Away With It

Reduced Expectations for Obama 2.0

Gary Younge, a columnist for the British newspaper The Guardian, tells anchor Marco Werman why he thinks the notion that America might vote in a black president now seems like little more than a banal fact of life.

Reduced Expectations for Obama 2.0

Gary Younge on Identity in the 21st Century

Gary Younge on Identity in the 21st Century