List of United States articles
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A man walks by the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on July 12, 2018. Big Business Is Big Politics
Don’t underestimate the danger of crony capitalism.
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Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference to urge Congress not to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership on June 3, 2015. Democrats Won’t Win by Being Trump Lite on Trade
International trade isn’t the problem—it’s Republican trade policies that have empowered corporations while leaving American workers behind.
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A picture taken on May 13, 2019, shows the crude oil tanker, Amjad, which was one of two Saudi tankers that were damaged in mysterious attacks off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah. U.S. Intel Indicates Iran Behind Tanker Sabotage
President Trump is warning armed conflict with Iran would be the country’s ‘official end.’
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U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intention to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, outside the White House on June 1, 2017. Leaving the Paris Agreement Is a Bad Deal for the United States
Trump’s plan to quit the accord would provide serious cover for major emitters like China and India.
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Students wave US and Chinese flags as they send off US First Lady Melania Trump and China's First Lady Peng Liyuan after their visit to the Banchang Primary School in Beijing on November 9, 2017. Universities Aren’t Ready for Trade War Casualties
American schools have become dependent on Chinese student money.
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Richard Holbrooke stands next to U.S. General Stanlely McChrystal, head of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, before the arrival of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Nov. 18, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Heart and Hypocrisy of the American Empire
Richard Holbrooke was a symbol of his country’s promise as a superpower—and its decline.
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An Iranian military truck carries surface-to-air missiles past a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a parade on the occasion of the country's annual army day on April 18, 2018, in Tehran. The World This Weekend
Iran’s saber-rattling falls flat, and Alabama’s anti-abortion law echos Romania’s past.
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David Wang, executive director of Huawei's board, at the Huawei Beijing Executive Briefing Centre in Beijing on May 15, 2019. ( Huawei Ban Means the End of Global Tech
As the United States and China square off, firms will be forced to decouple.
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Romanian orphans in a Bucharest orphanage shortly after the December Revolution in 1989. What Actually Happens When a Country Bans Abortion
Romania under Ceausescu created a dystopian horror of overcrowded, filthy orphanages, and thousands died from back-alley abortions.
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A Sri Lankan security officer stands guard at a roadside checkpoint in Minuwangoda on May 14. You Can’t Defeat Tomorrow’s Terrorists by Fighting Yesterday’s Enemy
Countries from Sri Lanka and Israel to the United States and Norway have failed to prevent attacks because their intelligence agencies were fixated on the last threat rather than the next one.
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An armed police officer is seen in front of Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 11. Jihadis Go to Jail, White Supremacists Go Free
Western governments are guilty of a double standard when it comes to policing digital hate culture. If they want to prevent the next attack, they need to recognize the threat of online white supremacists and act to stop them.
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A man walks up the steps in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2018. The United States’ Problems Aren’t What You Think They Are
America’s decline resembles nothing so much as the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Presidential candidates should take note.
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A Hezbollah supporter displays a picture of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khomeini as he marks Ashura in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Oct. 1, 2017. The Hidden Sources of Iranian Strength
Iran’s ties with its proxies are far deeper than the Trump administration understands.
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An old billboard displaying a U.S. flag stands on the United States’ side of the U.S.-Mexico border in California on April 3. The Age of Nostalgia
Liberals shouldn’t leave emotion to the right-wing populists.
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North Korea appears to test its military weapon systems, firing two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea, on May 9 according to South Korean officials, in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The United States Needs a Gray-Zone Strategy Against North Korea
Pyongyang thrives on provocation. Washington has to learn to counter it.
