Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday I look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Do you think the world will end in your lifetime? Apparently a third of Americans do, but whether they support taking drastic preventive action depends on various factors. Help us improve the press review As a reader of our weekly press review, your feedback is important to us. Please take two minutes to answer a short survey and help us improve our journalism. This survey is anonymous and all data is confidential. 👉 [Take the survey] US President Donald Trump is dismantling democracy at an unprecedented rate, says Swiss public broadcaster SRF, analysing an annual international report on democracy. “The midterm elections in November can stop this – or accelerate it,” it says. “Nowhere is democracy being dismantled as quickly and comprehensively as in the United States,” SRF wrote on …