The media treated Trump’s petty snub of John McCain as a bigger controversy than the $717 billion Pentagon bill named for the Arizona senator.
Trump Snubbed McCain. The Media Snubbed the Rest of Us.
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
Wait, You’re Sanctioning Us?!
It’s time for the world to blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.
Iraq’s Oil Union Defends Protesters
With Iraq’s political future up in the air, protesters are hitting the streets over water shortages and electricity outages.
Trump’s Dirty Money
Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the cause of his political demise?
The Transatlantic Trump Effect
If Trump’s aggressive style and populist impulses have encouraged his political soulmates abroad, they’ve also provoked a backlash in defense of democratic norms.
Emmanuel Macron’s ‘Extreme Centrism’ Is a Threat to Democracy
Hiding behind appeals to “rationalism,” the French leader seeks to “fix” the French economy by cozying up to a tiny, binge-eating wealthy elite.
China’s Bigger Economic Threat
America should worry less about China’s economic success and more about a potential Chinese financial implosion.
Can Spain’s Socialists Avoid Their Past Pitfalls?
The new Spanish government has a mixed record on both austerity and regional democracy. To stay in power, it’ll have to do better on both.
Wars Come and Go in Gaza, But Economic Violence Is Every Day
Don’t wait for the next massacre to start calling out the more insidious violence Palestinians suffer every day.
Actually, Trump Loves Chinese Goods — So Long as they Make Him Richer
Trump rallied to save a major Chinese firm right in the middle of a trade war of his own making. Why?