PHOTO: A crowd gathers behind a police line in San Bernardino, California, where 14 people were killed on December 2 (Getty)


This week’s Political WorldView is devoted to the US. The panel — University of Birmingham’s Adam Quinn, Christalla Yakinthou, and Scott Lucas — discuss the aftermath of the killing of 14 people in California, from the perpetual problem of mass shootings to the specter of “terrorism”. Then it’s on to Chicago and New York to discuss if there can be a way forward amid the deaths of unarmed African-American men confronted by police.

Along the way, the Numbers of the Week offer a mathematical look at Donald Trump, climate change, and the island of Kiribati.