

Elie Mystal If we want to make it another 250 years, the Constitution is going to have to do a lot more than protect individual political and civil rights. The post Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights To Everyone Else? appeared first on The Natio…

In the 1970s the G7 countries produced almost two-thirds of world GDP. Their share has fallen sharply as has their global influence. Read on

The United States celebrates its Semiquincentennial on July 4, marking 250 years of independence with the same form of government throughout its existence.
Uncle Sam has bestrode the world as a superpower since World War II, but its defeat by a non-nuclear middle power like Iran will have global ramifications. It’s not just multipolarity we’re staring at, but a more chaotic world.

The Trump administration has not been kind to India. Nevertheless, India has responded with far greater equanimity than most observers expected. Predictions that President Donald Trump’s behavior will hurt U.S.-Indian relations have not come to pass, with the…

In his own mind at least, Trump is clearly president, ruler, king, dictator, you name it, of the increasingly (dis)United States of America.

Delhi's rickshaws are plying the roads with a new message: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA" emblazoned with Trump's face. Drivers were offered sweeteners to host the signs: tea bags, soda, and an empty plastic bottle.