Posted by Matt in November 21st, 2008 |
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Livelihoods,
Rivals
Financial crisis. Two wars. Rising rivals. And talk about whether the American era is coming to an end.
The financial crisis of 2008 has not just toppled once proud corporate giants and eviscerated American assets, livelihoods, and credit. It has touched off an anxious debate over whether the debacle heralds a long-predicted decline in U.S. global [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 18th, 2008 |
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More than 80 percent of Americans now say that we are on the wrong track, but many if not most still believe that the history of other nations is irrelevant — that the United States is unique, chosen by God. So did all the previous world economic powers: Rome, Spain, the Netherlands (in the maritime [...]
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