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The Economic Battle Between the US and China: Declining American Hegemony and Rising Chinese Dragon

23

Oct

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The Economic Battle Between the US and China: Declining American Hegemony and Rising Chinese Dragon

Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, the United States has conceived this integration as an extension of its own hegemony. Under the guise of liberalization, Washington hoped to mold the Chinese system according to the canons of Western capitalism. History has thwarted this ambition. Beijing has assimilated the mechanisms of global trade without absorbing its ideological dogmas. Years and years of trade have fostered a mutual dependence that has evolved into a lever of power for both China and the United States. However, the United States, once the architect of the international economic system, now…

Consequences of the American Debt Crisis: Our Country Faces Its Fiscal Abyss

22

Oct

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Consequences of the American Debt Crisis: Our Country Faces Its Fiscal Abyss

Today, we are facing consequences of the American Debt Crisis; a fiscal abyss. The national debt has reached $37.8 trillion, an all-time high. Every day, the government borrows an additional $25 billion, creating a critical deficit. Annual interest payments exceed $1.2 trillion, already representing 17.98% of tax revenue in 2023. The debt-to-GDP ratio is climbing to 124%, close to the critical threshold for 2021. Thus, the world's leading power is struggling to manage its debt—a cul-de-sac of fiscal mismanagement from which there seems no easy escape. An Uncontrollable Debt Spiral The government has borrowed $1.7 trillion in just a few…

Trump’s federal government shutdown puts 42 million Americans on the brink of hunger

18

Oct

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Trump’s federal government shutdown puts 42 million Americans on the brink of hunger

As an elementary school teacher born in Brooklyn, I had a chance today to express my outrage. I observe every day a plethora of parents who are at the mercy of the catastrophic decisions of the current administration and their humanitarian, social, and economic repercussions. I shall address how Trump's federal government shutdown impacts our nation's most vulnerable, explore five distinct dimensions of this crisis, and then conclude with the necessity for a national awakening. Our America in Turmoil One of the most striking tragedies of Trump's federal government shutdown is the imminent effect on food assistance programs. The food…

Trump’s Politics Starve Our Soldiers: How Neo-liberalism Betrays America’s Military Families

17

Oct

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Trump’s Politics Starve Our Soldiers: How Neo-liberalism Betrays America’s Military Families

As an American veteran who served in the first Gulf War, I write this reflection with seriousness and lucidity. I will describe how Trump's neo-liberal policies undermine the fundamental role of the military. Then I will describe the unbearable conditions imposed on troops and their families. Finally, I will outline the moral responsibility of patriots to save the military. Here, we will discuss concrete cases: military families affected by the federal government shutdown, food in barracks, federal aid cuts, and the budget impasse. The Institutional and Political Context First, let's recall that the federal government has been shut down since…

The Collapse of the Federal State: Is Trump running the federal government like a reality show?

02

Oct

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The Collapse of the Federal State: Is Trump running the federal government like a reality show?

Today, our nation is going through a time of institutional upheaval in which every fissure becomes a great chasm. The federal budget impasse has gone beyond a simple legislative procedure; it heralds the potential collapse of the federal state—an internal fragmentation that jeopardizes our republican system. Nearly four million federal civil servants, including two million military personnel, are facing a salary freeze. Each day of paralysis leads to widespread economic turmoil, resulting in overdue rent, defaulted bank loans, and strained families. Meanwhile, the state, hitherto a guarantee of social and economic stability, is becoming a source of insecurity itself. The…

America on the Brink: Trump & The Federal Budget, a Political Weapon in a Failing System

30

Sep

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America on the Brink: Trump & The Federal Budget, a Political Weapon in a Failing System

As the United States braces for an impending federal shutdown—the most grave, aberrational, and calamitous in nearly a decade—the question is no longer simply whether the government will cease functioning, but rather how long it will cohere before its institutions collapse under the weight of political paralysis and acrimony. The federal budget, once envisaged as an instrument of administrative continuity and fiscal equilibrium, is now being wielded as a cudgel of antagonism, coercion, extortion, and duplicity. And behind this machination stands a familiar figure—Donald Trump, whose influence, far from ebbing, continues to aggrandize itself, redefining institutional balances in favor of…

Scapegoating Immigrants: Trump’s Full-Scale Assault on Our Civil Liberties and Democracy

29

Sep

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Scapegoating Immigrants: Trump’s Full-Scale Assault on Our Civil Liberties and Democracy

In the midst of massive displays of support and solidarity with immigrant communities, Donald Trump escalated tensions by sending over 4,100 National Guard members—700 of whom were newly deployed—to Los Angeles, accommodated without proper food or resting facilities. Their arrival marks the first such deployment since 1965, executed without a gubernatorial mandate. The move prompts a critical question: at what point does the military's presence on American soil evolve from safeguarding public security to signalling dictatorship? Trump contends that the so-called “Radical Left” incites protests that threaten public order. Yet an impartial examination reveals the militarisation far exceeds a typical…

Trump’s Tax Cuts: Policies That Favor That 1% Over Rest of Us

29

Sep

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Economy, Politics, UncategorizedCivic Responsibilities, Disparity in Wealth, Economic Inequality, Elite Privileges, Government Confusion, National Security vs. Economy, Socio-Economic Decline, Trump's Tax Cuts, Unchecked Inequality, Wealthy Patriotic Policies

Trump’s Tax Cuts: Policies That Favor That 1% Over Rest of Us

President Trump has proposed a novel idea for "wealthy patriots"—positing that wealth can stimulate economic growth. He says these people will protect the country's finances, but this is not true. But behind this economic facade is a strange doctrine that doesn't fix problems but worsens them, leaving communities full of despair. Although his ideas suggest prosperity, the reality remains a perilous cycle of socio-economic decline. Trump shows his populist power by protecting the rich from responsibilities and framing dissent as a threat to national loyalty. These kinds of actions seem ridiculous and go against the principles of democracy. They are…