How the U.S. acquired its lands — as Trump eyes territorial expansion
President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military coercion to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, and he suggested ...
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Can Trump's 2nd act work for the working class while giving back to his super donors?
Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 "the forgotten men and women." But he also ...
The Hindu22d
The oligarchy we see today
In his farewell remarks as U.S. President, Joe Biden warned that an oligarchy was taking shape and threatening American ... The Philippines is said to be an oligarchy because of its colonial ...
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Yes, Trump can rename the Gulf of Mexico — here's how
In the same executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Trump also changed the name of the highest peak in North America (in Alaska) from Denali back to Mount McKinley (named after the 25th ...
The Roanoke Times28d
Long: Remembering the importance of the Fincastle Resolutions
There were months—years—of growing dissatisfaction against British rule in the American colonies ... rights of the colonies and for an inter-colonial association to secure those rights.
THE WEEK17d
The biggest international naming disputes in history
China, Vietnam and the Philippines all have different names ... historians say the name predates colonial rule by centuries," said Reuters. The Persian Gulf, separating Iran from the rest of ...
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Trump Says ‘America’s Decline Is Over’ as He Returns to Office
Eric Lee/The New York Times On foreign policy, Mr. Trump’s speech was a clarion call for the return of a powerful America that doesn’t dwell on maintaining a rule-based international order or ...
Sydney Morning Herald8d
You’ll struggle to define this film. Best just go along for the ride
It’s the story of a colonial administrator in Burma (now ... Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Japan, capturing documentary footage wherever they stopped. The original plan was to end ...