The nation that defeated the U.S. 50 years ago now has the largest trade surplus with us of any nation.
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How Trump Declared Economic War on His Own People
The simultaneous economic sanctions on Iran and Canada will make everything you buy cost more—if we’re lucky.
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Canada Stands Up to Trump’s Illegal Tariffs
After the U.S. increased demands over the weekend, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rightly concluded that deals with this president are a fool’s errand.
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Liberia Joins Trump’s ‘Third-Country Deportation’ Network
The African republic says it will take up to 1,200 noncitizen deportees beginning with the flight on Thursday.
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Aftermath: Donald Trump Invented a New Forever War
In Iran, he can’t win and he can’t lose either.
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In Latin America, Trump Is Bringing Back That Old-Time Imperialism
‘Hondurasgate’ exposed a plan to boost far-right American puppets across the Western Hemisphere.
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Aftermath: Trump’s Hormuz Crisis Threatens to Break Into Regional War
The president can’t end the war he started, and it threatens to draw in everyone nearby.
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How Jared Kushner’s Luxury Hotel Sparked a Protest Movement in Albania
The movement is giving voice to the latent anger in a country ruled by those with wealth and connections.
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Aftermath: War’s On
What are the implications for our new endless war in the Middle East?
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Come October, Israelis Will Vote on Rule by Netanyahu
Replacing him, however, may require having an Arab party in the government, which is anathema to many Israelis.