USA and the World

USA history - Race, Racism, Slavery and Inequality

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USA history - Race, Racism, Slavery and Inequality

• Article How slaveholders in the Caribbean maintained control – Christer Petley | Aeon Ideas
• Article Teachers are using ‘Black Panther’ to discuss African colonialism and American racism – ThinkProgress
• Article Slavery’s legacies - Race relations
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USA and Israel - history, politics, culture

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USA and Israel - history, politics, culture

• Article What’s At Stake With the U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem | Council on Foreign Relations
• Article Why Israel is becoming a partisan cause in the United States | The Economist

Pensions, retirement plans and Debt, Government Budget Deficits

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Pensions, retirement plans and Debt, Government Budget Deficits

• Video Retirement Plans - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
• Article A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash - The New York Times
• Article Global fertility has collapsed, with profound economic consequences

USA, Trade, Protectionism and Political Division

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A collection of articles and videos looking at the USA, Trade, Protectionism and Political Division

• Article Trump invokes War of 1812 in testy call with Trudeau over tariffs - CNN
• Article Trade and Geopolitics; enter the investment police. America’s plan to vet investments into China
• Article Senate approves billions for US semiconductor manufacturing - The Verge
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Voting and Elections in the USA

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A collection of articles and videos looking at Voting and Elections in the USA

• Article Karl Popper on democracy - From the archives: the open society and its enemies revisited
• Article The Democrats’ Gentrification Problem - Opinion | The New York Times
• Podcast Exploring Why So Many Americans Don't Vote || NPR
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Executive Orders - Presidential Power in the USA and Political Division

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Executive Orders - Presidential Power in the USA and Political Division

• Article What is the scope of a president’s executive orders? - The Economist explains
• Article Ctrl+Z - Joe Biden terminates much of Donald Trump’s legacy | United States | The Economist

Cuba, travel and the USA trade embargo

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a collection of articles and videos looking at US trade policy related to Cuba

• Article 7 Things You Need to Know About Going to Cuba Now - The New York Times (2019)
• Article Trump Administration Defends Cuba Embargo at U.N., Reversing Obama
• Podcast At Hemingway's Home Outside Havana, Cuba | NPR Here & Now

Debt, Government Budget Deficits and the USA

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Debt, Government Budget Deficits and the USA

• Article U.S. budget deficit to eclipse $1 trillion in 2020 as fiscal imbalance continues to widen - Washington Post
• Article What Happens if the US Defaults on its Debt?

USA recognizes Jerusalem as Israels capital

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2017: articles and videos looking at the US decision to recognize Jerusale as the capital of Israel (instead of Tel Aviv), and the polit...

• Video Why Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem - Vox
• Article Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital and Orders U.S. Embassy to Move - The New York Times
• Article What’s At Stake With the U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem | Council on Foreign Relations
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USA and Political Division

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A collection of articles and videos looking at the hyper- polarization (Left and Right) in US politics and culture

• Video The movement to shrink Oregon and expand Idaho
• Article What Happens if the US Defaults on its Debt?
• Video Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion
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