Skyrocketing debt, Wall Street deregulation, a fraying social safety net, and a diminished dollar could soon leave the United States looking like Greece.
There’s a New Crash Coming
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Democracy & Governance
Parsing the UK’s Anti-Semitism Debate
In a nakedly political move, Jeremy Corbyn’s right-wing critics are painting the lifelong anti-racist’s criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic.
Crisis After Crisis: 10 Years After the Crash, There’s No ‘Reforming’ Global Capitalism
The real battle is now between two post-globalization camps: democratic socialists… and fascists.
How the Next Presidential Candidate Can Defeat Trump
It’s never too early to come up with an agenda for 2020.
An International Court Is Investigating the U.S. and U.K’s Mass Expulsion of Indigenous Islanders
Long ignored by the media, the people of Chagos struggle relentlessly to reclaim islands that the U.S. and U.K. stole for a military base.
The GOP Wants Trumpism, Just Without Trump
Critics like that anonymous op-ed writer have no problem with how Trump’s actually hurting people. They just want the leader doing it to look more presidential.
Everything About 2018 Shows Why Americans Should Remember World War I
The Great War had it all: An administration that hated protesters. A compliant Supreme Court. National anthem panics and literal flag kissing!
Who Was the Real Maverick: McCain or Trump?
John McCain was a politician, not a maverick — he played ball, and sometimes compromised. Trump is the true maverick: He’s batshit crazy and there’s no dealing with him.
What Trump Means by the ‘Deep State’
Sure, federal agencies have acted illegally — when the president tells them to. Trump’s war on the “Deep State” is entirely about impunity for himself.
As Washington Vacillates, Asia’s Alliances Are Shifting
Alliances and rivalries are reshuffling as Asian countries try to make sense of the Trump administration’s belligerent and erratic foreign policy.