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SWIFT: A Modest Proposal? SWIFT: A Modest Proposal?
An alternative bank transfer network won’t be enough to counter American financial hegemony.
Oct 17, 2018 / Stefan Eich
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‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs ‘Foreign Policy Is at a Point of Complete Crisis’: A Q&A With Jeffrey Sachs
With his new book, the economist turns his focus to America’s international relations.
Oct 12, 2018 / Editorial / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
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Trump’s Reality-TV Trade Deal Trump’s Reality-TV Trade Deal
He claims the new North American bill is a victory for US manufacturing, but it’s a lot like the TPP and does very little for US workers.
Oct 3, 2018 / Dean Baker
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Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy
A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.
Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War
Bellicose pronouncements from Washington and crackdowns from Beijing aren’t stifling China’s labor movement.
Sep 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen
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The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump The Transatlantic Alliance Will Survive Trump
The forecasts of its demise are premature. Why? Because there’s a shared interest in global domination.
Aug 27, 2018 / Mark Weisbrot
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Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever Donald Trump Makes the United States More Dispensable Than Ever
The president who coined “the art of the deal” has drastically reduced his country’s value globally.
Aug 23, 2018 / Dilip Hiro
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Will Trump’s Version of Foreign Policy Give Rise to a New Global Power? Will Trump’s Version of Foreign Policy Give Rise to a New Global Power?
As Washington’s influence in Asia recedes, Beijing’s grows ever stronger.
Aug 21, 2018 / Alfred McCoy
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Amid an Uprising, Can Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Deliver on His Promises? Amid an Uprising, Can Haitian President Jovenel Moïse Deliver on His Promises?
Haiti’s “Banana Man” compared himself to Trump—he was more right than we realized.
Jul 27, 2018 / Jake Johnston
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Democrats Shouldn’t Defend Bad Policies Just to Resist Trump Democrats Shouldn’t Defend Bad Policies Just to Resist Trump
When Trump strikes a populist tone, expose him as a fraud—don’t back the corporate stance.
Jul 26, 2018 / Editorial / Robert L. Borosage