Superpower

Is America the Greatest Land on Earth?

Richard Schiffman | Posted 03.31.2012

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Why won't I say that this is the greatest land on earth? For starters, because no land is the greatest land. Greatness is a pie that all have a piece of, but none can claim as their own exclusive possession.

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Welcome to Disneyland

Alexander Goerlach | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Transatlantic Relations, Use of Force, European Union, Turkey, USA, Pacific Century, Superpower, Military Budget, World News

The strategic importance of the Old World is declining. That does not mean that the emotional bonds of the transatlantic relationship must fray. But Europe is dropping down on the list of priorities.

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I Have to Ask: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Posted 09.18.2011

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Microphone in hand, I set out to ask perfect strangers one question that I just had to ask – if you could have any superpower, what would it be? ...

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The Reluctant Superpower

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 09.21.2011

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For the U.S. to capitalize on a new willingness for a strong U.S. foreign presence, that presence must truly serve all people and our ideals, not our interest.

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Drone Reporting

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Media, War on Terror, Superpower, Afghanistan War, Pakistan Drone Attacks, Media News

The media can spread ignorance not merely by reporting inaccurate information, but by purveying even accurate or partially accurate information in a context devoid of the least moral intelligence.

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Obama in Asia: Meeting American Decline Face to Face

Juan Cole | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beneath the pomp and splendor of Obama's journey through Asia has lurked a far tawdrier vision -- of a much weakened president presiding over a much weakened superpower, both looking somewhat desperately for succor abroad.

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America's Unjustified Fears

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

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America is not Rome. As long as the United States preserves its values and constantly improves them, it will remain the world's only superpower.

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Why the U.S. Needs More Immigrants

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Latinos, Population, Baby Boomers, Aging, Social Security, Hispanic, Italy, Spain, United States, Immigration, Demographic Trend, Geopolitical Status, Immigration Reform, Economic Decline, Tax, Germany, Superpower, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Japan, Sb 1070, China, Arizona Illegal Immigration, Economic Growth, Cir, Anti-Latino Law, Arizona-Anti-Immigrant-Law, Illegal Immigrants, Los Angeles News

If we want to maintain our superpower status, assure economic growth, save Social Security and other entitlement programs, we need a growing pool of (immigrant) tax payers to fund it.

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Regarding the use of social networking, and, my superpower (video)

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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(Yes, I shoulda noticed my tie.) (my superpower? have something to say, say it, know when to stop)...

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Palin: Obama 'Superpower' Remark Doesn't Make Sense

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Ill. — Sarah Palin criticized President Barack Obama on Saturday for saying America is a military superpower "whether we like it or ...

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Beijing Taxi: An Outstanding Ride

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beijing Taxi dips us under the mainstream media's radar screen and places us in the seat of a journey through Beijing. Few if any cities in the world have changed as swiftly as the Chinese capital.

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20 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Will Another Superpower Meet Its End in Afghanistan?

Loretta Napoleoni | Posted 05.25.2011

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Remarkably, Afghanistan seems once again to be shaping our future. It is paradoxical that the graveyard of one superpower should become a battlefield for the other.

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In the Name of Hope: Perpetual War and the Nobel Peace Prize

Hamdan Azhar | Posted 05.25.2011

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If the Nobel Peace Prize Committee tells us that war is compatible with peace, who are we to say otherwise?

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Joshua Cooper Ramo: Surprise! Global Financial Crisis Could Turn China Into A Superpower

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Chinese banking system has been through so much stress during the last few decades, they are in a much better position than the U.S. to deal with the global financial crisis, says Joshua Cooper Ramo.

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Post-Election Iran: What America Must Do Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Iranian Republic requires American antagonism to uphold its regional influence and its stranglehold on the Iranian people - the United States should deprive it of this gift.

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Is President Obama Serious About a New Relationship with the Americas?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Obama rebuild our relationship with the south on a foundation of respect for democracy? Or will it be more of the same superpower policies cloaked in collaborative and intelligent rhetoric?

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Six Years into the Iraq War: Can We Still Be a Superpower?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

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But if we are clear, now, about the failure of the neoconservative agenda of global dominance, the question remains: How should the U.S. relate to the rest of the world?

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For Obama: A Five-Point Foreign Policy Agenda

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

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We no longer can afford to be the world's biggest military spender, and although the world looks to us for leadership, it has rejected domination.

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When Not Drooling Wins and the Environment Loses

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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String Theory holds that the universe actually is comprised of multiple dimensions, as many as 26. Palin and her supporters occupy something beyond our familiar three, plus time.

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John McCain Antics -- Thursday 25 September, 2008

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Stephen C. Rose John McCain is engaged in a hypocritical effort to preempt the narrative of this Presidential contest. Today I shall try to carry ...

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The Loss of Democracy: The Deeper Meaning of McClellan's Revelations of Imperial Deceit & Media Submissiveness

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011

The result of the White House spin, and the complicity of the press corp. in it, has been the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. servicemen and women and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

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