Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J. S. Davies / InDepthNewsJan 3, 2025
“China has not wasted a single penny on war,” Carter told Trump in 2019, “and that’s why they’re ahead of us, in almost every way." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Geoff Dembicki / DeSmogOct 24, 2024
The Texas fracking billionaire wants to rewrite the U.S. Constitution to advance climate change denial and other far-right priorities. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Jake Pearson / ProPublicaOct 7, 2019
Shipping supplies billionaires Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein frequently back “America First” candidates and causes. When it comes to their own company, it’s a different matter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJul 18, 2019
He has drawn a very clear line in the sand that invites every American to choose a side. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Marshall Auerback / Independent Media InstituteJul 16, 2019
Not only has the president's signature legislation failed to repatriate U.S. dollars, it's shifted more American production overseas. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
ELAINE KURTENBACH and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated PressJun 28, 2019
Profound tensions arise over trade, globalization and the collapsing nuclear deal with Iran. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
LISA MASCARO / The Associated PressFeb 2, 2019
The president's allies in Congress are quietly trying to influence and even reshape his "America First" agenda. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Rajan Menon / TomDispatchNov 19, 2018
As the American president picks fights with allies such as French leader Emmanuel Macron, nationalism threatens to shatter Europe. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
RAF CASERT / The Associated PressJul 17, 2018
Key EU leaders travel to Japan and China looking for the trust, friendship and cooperation they feel they can no longer get from a century-old ally. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KEN THOMAS and LORNE COOK / The Associated PressMay 31, 2018
Europe and Mexico vow to retaliate against prospective U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, and financial markets fall amid fears of a trade war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alfred W. McCoy / TomDispatchMay 24, 2018
As the American empire unravels with previously unimagined speed, there are many across this country’s political spectrum who will not mourn its passing. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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