AMERICAS
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How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the US’s international reputation
It’s officially been one year since COVID-19 sent the United States, and the rest of the world, into a state…
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Biden’s new military activism
“Diplomacy is back”, President Joe Biden said recently. But then in the middle of a delicate diplomatic dance with Iran…
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Is a $15 per hour minimum wage feasible?
American workers who labor in menial jobs are fighting for better wages at a time when the nation’s economy is…
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Immigration is good for us
The Mexicans had a joke about ex-President Donald Trump’s planned wall along its border with the US. “It’s not being…
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The demise of American soft power: How America lost its mojo
By J. Mac Ghlionn In 2017, the academic George Gao wrote, “(t)he quest for cool is key to a country’s so-called…
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Republican’s failure to convict President Trump will haunt the party
The Republican Party had a choice to make and I hoped the party that abolished slavery and enabled the passage…
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Biden’s human rights inheritance
President Joe Biden is committed to the pursuit of human rights abroad. We know this because this cause now runs…
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The effects of gentrification on U.S. cities
Since the 1970s, the urban development process known as gentrification has made a dramatic impact on many American cities. To…
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Can wealth taxes solve economic inequality?
For a number of years in the United States, a severe disparity has evolved between the wealthy, middle class, and…
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Brainwashed to violence
When brainwashed to commit violence, your conscience doesn’t prick when you kill. The barbaric actions at the Capitol on January…
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