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Subject: USA - THE DECLINE
The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.
30 Apr 2026 Editorial Board. New York Times.
`More Destruction of Science': Trump Fires Every Member of US National science Board
26 Apr 2026 Jake Johnson. Common Dreams.
Desire to move to US drops to new low: Survey
23 Apr 2026 Ryan Mancini. The Hill.
US saw record high of 5,668 books banned in libraries in 2025, says agency
22 Apr 2026 Emm Loffhagen. The Guardian.
Top historian says Trump is committing 'superpower suicide'
21 Apr 2026 Nick Hilden. Alternet.
Iran war accelerates America's breakup with the world
20 Apr 2026 Nahal Toosi, et al. Politico.
Fears of looser standards as the FBI and Justice Department scramble to fill a depleted workforce
19 Apr 2026 Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer. Associated Press.
National Science Foundation's future in limbo as Trump eyes cuts
19 Apr 2026 Fiona Bork. The Hill.
Critics of Education Department changes see difficult path to restore agency after program closures
19 Apr 2026 Lexi Lonas Cochran. The Hill.
China turns Iran war to its advantage with plan to profit from US disaster
18 Apr 2026 Sophia Yan. The Telegraph.
Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world
17 Apr 2026 Nahal Toosi. Politico.
The Second Coming of Trump
16 Apr 2026 Frank Bruni, Bret Stephens. New York Times.
More Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it, POLITICO Poll finds
14 Apr 2026 Lauren Gardner. Politico.
Trump says 4,500-seat arena will be built for UFC fight at White House
14 Apr 2026 Dominick Mastrangelo. The Hill.
Opinion: Republicans laugh over bill naming physical fitness test after overweight 79-year-old
13 Apr 2026 Janelle Stecklein. Alternet.
The United States is destroying itself
12 Apr 2026 Rebecca Solnit. The Guardian.
`America's Not OK': Surveys Show US Wellbeing in Steep Decline Under Trump
10 Apr 2026 Brad Reed. Common Dreams.
Trump 'the biggest loser' as Iran 'revealed deep problems' for US military: Analysis
9 Apr 2026 Thomas Kika. Alternet.
Iran Exposes How Trump and Hegseth Have Debased Our Military Standards
9 Apr 2026 Brynn Tannehill. The New Republic.
Conservative scholar: Trump's new threat crossed a line America can't recover from
9 Apr 2026 Matthew Rozsa. Alternet.
Trump's war crime threat is a betrayal of American values
8 Apr 2026 Jason Kyle Howard. Salon.
I was the US soft power czar. Our reputation may never recover from this
5 Apr 2026 Richard Stengel. The Guardian.
China now tops US in global approval ratings: Gallup
4 Apr 2026 Ryan Mancini. The Hill.
Trump Slashed Science Funding. Now the U.S. Could Face a Costly Brain Drain
4 Apr 2026 Vivienne Walt. New York Times.
The Next Financial Shock to Come From Trump's War With Iran
26 Mar 2026 Logan McMillen. The New Republic.
It's not just vaccines - parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
21 Mar 2026 Laura Ungar. Associated Press.
An undiplomatic system: Political appointments are undermining America's image abroad
16 Mar 2026 Amy Stambach. The Hill.
Top US allies are turning toward China instead. Blame Trump.
15 Mar 2026 Phelim Kine, Jordyn Dahl. Politico.
The reviews are in. It's not looking good, America.
14 Mar 2026 Anna Wiederkehr, Erin Doherty. Politico.
A surprising percentage of produce from the nation's largest supplier contains `forever' pesticides
11 Mar 2026 Sandee Lamotte. CNN.
Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems
10 Mar 2026 Michael Phillis, M.K. Wildeman. Associated Press.
`A shell of our former self': How Trump and Musk's spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war
10 Mar 2026 Jeremy Herb, et al. CNN.
The world is watching America lose its moral compass and its global credibility
5 Mar 2026 Brahma Chellaney. The Hill.
Trump's Iran strikes accelerate the world's drift from dollar dominance
1 Mar 2026 Heather Stuart. The Guardian.
Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the US military, Pentagon says
27 Feb 2026 Ben Finley, Jamie Stengle. Associated Press.
11 Million Visitors Short: Inside America's Continuing Tourism Slump Shared
20 Feb 2026 Ceylan Yeginsu. New York Times.
Integrity's moment of peril
16 Feb 2026 Neal Rothschild. Axios.
Trump's malignant narcissism and territorial imperialism fit hand in glove : We urgently need perspective
12 Feb 2026 Jim Harding. Rabble.Ca.
Poll: Top NATO allies don't think US helps deter enemies anymore
11 Feb 2026 Nicholas Vinocur, Erin Doherty. Politico.
America Won't Be Easily Forgiven-Even After Trump Is Gone
11 Feb 2026 Alaric DeArment. The New Republic.
Democracies' anti-corruption efforts slipping: Survey
10 Feb 2026 Sarah Davis. The Hill.
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
10 Feb 2026 Hanna Zlady. CNN.
Donald Trump is making China great again
5 Feb 2026 Steven Greenhouse. The Guardian.
Seeking shelter from Trump's fury, US trade partners reach deals with each other
3 Feb 2026 Paul Wiseman. Associated Press.
Divorce, Canadian Style
22 Jan 2026 David French. New York Times.
Trump's European threats could cause lasting damage to US standing in the d
22 Jan 2026 Steven Sloan, Matt Brown. Associated Press.
This Is the End
20 Jan 2026 Jonathan V. Last. The Bulwark.
'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos
20 Jan 2026 John Paul Tasker. CBC.
Canada's Mark Carney calls on world to adapt to `rupture' caused by `great powers'
20 Jan 2026 Mike Blanchfield. Politico.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
15 Jan 2026 Mark Arsenault. New York Times.
Opinion: Trump's lies are finally catching up to him
9 Dec 2025 Thom Hartmann. Alternet.
The dominance of the US dollar appears to be unravelling under Trump
6 Dec 2025 The Conversation. Alternet.
Rightwingers are trying to destroy women's right to vote
4 Dec 2025 Moira Donegan. The Guardian.
'More and more' MAGA Republicans openly calling to end women's right to vote
4 Dec 2025 Alex Henderson. Alternet.
Shoppers spend billions on Black Friday to snag holiday deals, despite wider economic uncertainty
30 Nov 2025 Wyatte Grantham-philips. Associated Press.
`If I was American, I'd be worried about my country': Margaret Atwood answers questions from Ai Weiwei, Rebecca Solnit and more
29 Nov 2025 Lisa Allardice. The Guardian.
China strides into US-sized gap at climate talks
18 Nov 2025 Zach Colman. Politico.
The American People Voted for Jeffrey Epstein
18 Nov 2025 Matt Ford. The New Republic.
The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce
18 Nov 2025 Sasha Abramsky. The Nation.
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela's coast
16 Nov 2025 Simon Tisdall. The Guardian.
Michelle Obama says the country is `not ready for a woman' president Sadly. USA so far behind the times.
15 Nov 2025 Kaanita Lyer. CNN.
40 percent of young women want to leave US permanently: Poll
14 Nov 2025 Patrick Djordjevic. The Hill.
A warning about data, AI and partisanship
11 Nov 2025 Chris Stirewalt. The Hill.
State Of The `Union': Nearly Two-Thirds Of Young Americans Have Considered Moving Abroad
6 Nov 2025 Studyfinds.
Two-thirds of Americans say US is `pretty seriously' on wrong track: Poll
2 Nov 2025 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
Most Americans think the government lies. Many say the American Dream is dead
2 Nov 2025 Erin Doherty. Politico.
We're drowning in corruption
25 Oct 2025 Matt Labash. Mattlabash.substack.com.
Murphy: Trump trying to transition US to `something much closer to a totalitarian state'
26 Oct 2025 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
Trump Wrecks America. His "Patriotic" Fans Cheer. Is There Any Bottom?
24 Oct 2025 Michael Tomasky. The New Republic.
Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century
21 Oct 2025 Michelle R. Smith, Laura Ungar. Associated Press.
Donald Trump's new "American Midnight" is upon us
14 Oct 2025 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Billionaire investor warns of surging debt, says `civil war' developing in US
10 Oct 2025 Surina Vencat. The Hill.
`Great again?' American decline today seems as irreversible as it ever was
10 Oct 2025 Myra Adams. The Hill.
"Too risky": Scholars who study America say they won't visit
9 Oct 2025 Charles R. Davis. Salon.
Trump Is Steadily Pushing the Republic Toward the Edge of Oblivion
2 Oct 2025 Katherine Stewart. The New Republic.
Trump Is Steadily Pushing the Republic Toward the Edge of Oblivion
2 Oct 2025 Katherine Stewart. The New Republic.
Most Voters Think America's Divisions Cannot Be Overcome, Poll Says Unlocked
2 Oct 2025 Jeremy W. Peters, Ruth Igielnik. New York Times.
More than half of Americans say the country's best days are already behind it
26 Sep 2025 Ariel Edwards-levy. CNN.
Nearly 8 In 10 Voters Say The United States Is In A Political Crisis, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds
24 Sep 2025 Quinnipiac University Poll.
It's Happened: The United States of America Is No Longer a Democracy
22 Sep 2025 Michael Tomasky. The New Republic.
A Week of Deepening Political Divides
19 Sep 2025 Shane Goldmacher. New York Times.
Charlie Kirk's death shows how the political center of the country is slowy fading away
19 Sep 2025 Amie Parnes. The Hill.
Opinion: 'America's Comeback' is nothing but a con job
18 Sep 2025 Thom Hartmann. Alternet.
The Right's Scary Quick Campaign to Exploit Charlie Kirk's Death
17 Sep 2025 Aaron Regunberg. The New Republic.
Why is it so hard to stop Donald Trump?
13 Sep 2025 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
America circles the abyss
11 Sep 2025 Sean Woods. Rolling Stone.
After Charlie Kirk's murder, what lies ahead could be terrible
11 Sep 2025 Jason Kyle Howard. Salon.
'Formula for destruction': Experts detail what it takes to rebuild institutions 'hobbled' by Trump
11 Sep 2025 Adam Lynch. Alternet.
US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline
9 Sep 2025 Annie Ma, Todd Feathers. Associated Press.
Donald Trump's Presidency Is Making America Irrelevant
5 Sep 2025 David Rothkopf. Daily Beast.
We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
8 Sep 2025 Stephen Greenblatt. New York Times.
I've Seen States Collapse; Now I See It Happening Here
7 Sep 2025 Bradley Blankenship. Common Dreams.
American brain drain is a colossal self-inflicted wound
7 Sep 2025 Glenn C. Altschuler. The Hill.
'Trump takes this snub personally': Conservative mocks 'saddest little dictator'
3 Sep 2025 Adam Lynch. Alternet.
Trump Wants to Drown Us in a Sea of Chaos
2 Sep 2025 Thomas B. Edsall. New York Times.
Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea and Iran gather in Beijing for huge military parade in challenge to the West
2 Sep 2025 Simone Mccarthy. CNN.
Will we even notice when democracy is gone?
1 Sep 2025 Mike Lofgren. Salon.
Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself an alternative global leader
1 Sep 2025 Simone Mccarthy. CNN.
Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline Who's a shit-hole country?
31 Aug 2025 Patrick Whittle, Mingson Lau. Associated Press.
Trump's double humiliation as Xi embraces Modi and Putin
30 Aug 2025 Adrian Blomfield, Samaan Lateef. The Guardian.
China's Xi rolls out the red carpet for Putin and Modi as Trump upends global relations
31 Aug 2025 Simone Mccarthy. CNN.
Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China's Global Pull
30 Aug 2025 David Pierson, et al. New York Times.
Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode
30 Aug 2025 Jonathan Freedland. The Guardian.
American Democracy, RIP
26 Aug 2025 David Faris. The Nation.
Trump's "American Hell" is everywhere
15 Aug 2025 Brian Karem. Salon.
Dangerous nostalgia: Trump wants to turn back time
10 Aug 2025 A. Scott Bolden. The Hill.
Trump Is Destroying the Future of America to Own the Libs
10 Aug 2025 Robinson Meyer. New York Times.
Trump is propping up fascist icons while tearing down real heroes
10 Aug 2025 Michael Embrich. Rolling Stone.
Trump's Reckless Assault on Remembrance
10 Aug 2025 Edward L. Ayers. The New Republic.
Thanks to Trump, you'll find America in our rearview mirror
9 Aug 2025 Brian Karem. Salon.
How did we get from the '60s to Trump's kitsch White House?
9 Aug 2025 Mike Lofgren. Salon.
Young adults are less likely to follow politics or say voting is important: AP-NORC poll
5 Aug 2025 Nicholas Riccardi. Associated Press.
Facing facts about Trump and the jobs numbers
5 Aug 2025 Chris Stirewalt. The Hill.
The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
4 Aug 2025 Thomas B. Edsall. New York Times.
To See How America Unraveled, Go Back Five Years
30 Jul 2025 Thomas Chatterton Williams. The Atlantic via Yahoo news.
US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump
30 Jul 2025 Maya Yang. The Guardian.
American democracy is crashing out and it will be hard to reverse, international rights group warns
30 Jul 2025 Russell Payne. Salon.
Donald Trump is breaking America - our children will suffer worst
28 Jul 2025 William S. Becker. The Hill.
A Clash Over a Promotion Puts Hegseth at Odds With His Generals
26 Jul 2025 Greg Jaffe. New York Times.
US drops to lowest ranking yet on index of most powerful passports
24 Jul 2025 Filip Timotija. The Hill.
Report Details 400+ Attacks on Science in First 6 Months of Trump 2.0
21 Jul 2025 Brett Wilkins. Common Dreams.
Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn
20 Jul 2025 Peter Stone. The Guardian.
`A disaster for all of us': US scientists describe impact of Trump cuts
20 Jul 2025 Nina Lakhani. The Guardian.
Trump news at a glance: How Robert F Kennedy Jr is cancelling medical science
20 Jul 2025 Staff. The Guardian.
Why MAGA hates science so much
19 Jul 2025 Kirk Swearingen. Salon.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
19 Jul 2025 Matthew Daly. Associated Press.
With Trump as pilot, America is experiencing emotional turbulence
18 Jul 2025 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone
17 Jul 2025 Olgar Rodriguez. Associated Press.
Urban League declares a `state of emergency' for civil rights in the US in response to Trump
17 Jul 2025 Matt Brown. Associated Press.
America was already losing to China on clean energy. Trump just sealed its fate
16 Jul 2025 Ella Nilsen. CNN.
`Trump Owns It All Now'
15 Jul 2025 Thomas B. Edsall. New York Times.
From Science to Diversity, Trump Hits the Reverse Button on Decades of Change
13 Jul 2025 Peter Baker. New York Times.
American Allies Want to Redraw the World's Trade Map, Minus the U.S.
13 Jul 2025 Jeanna Smialek. New York Times.
Under Attack by Trump's Tariffs, Asian Countries Seek Out Better Friends
13 Jul 2025 Lydia Depillis. New York Times.
Trump's All-Out Assault on Science Constitutes a "Mind-Boggling Own-Goal"
5 Jul 2025 Nina Lakhani. Mother Jones.
National pride is declining in America. And it's splitting by party lines, new Gallup polling shows
30 Jun 2025 Linley Sanders, Amelia Thomson-deveaux. Associated Press.
Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades
29 Jun 2025 Jeff Stein. Washington Post.
As attacks on politicians increase, experts share warning signs
24 Jun 2025 Rachel Clark. CNN.
America slides into totalitarianism - and it won't be easy to reverse
22 Jun 2025 Mike Lofgren. Salon.
ChatGPT use linked to cognitive decline: MIT research
20 Jun 2025 Rachel Scully. The Hill.
Is the US in a debt-fueled national death spiral?
20 Jun 2025 Myra Adams. The Hill.
We've become a failed nation-state in 150 days
19 Jun 2025 Brian Karem. Salon.
Members of Congress worry about lack of plan as political violence rises
19 Jun 2025 Paul Kane. Washington Post.
Obama: US `dangerously close' to moving toward autocracy
18 Jun 2025 Ashley Fields. The Hill.
Aiming at the Dollar, China Makes a Pitch for Its Currency
18 Jun 2025 Keith Bradsher. New York Times.
`The Age of Trump' Enters Its Second Decade
16 Jun 2025 Peter Baker. New York Times.
Coming to America? In 2025, the US to some looks less like a dream and more a place to avoid
16 Jun 2025 Laurie Kellman. Associated Press.
America Is No Longer a Stable Country
9 Jun 2025 David French. New York Times.
U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump's Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain
3 Jun 2025 Kate Zernike. New York Times.
How a Trump-fueled brain drain could be the rest of the world's brain gain
1 Jun 2025 Lex Harvey. CNN.
American science put on starvation diet
30 May 2025 Thomas Claburn. The Register Uk.
World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
31 May 2025 James Glanz. New York Times.
Trump administration to prioritize `patriotic Americans' for federal jobs
30 May 2025 Robin Bravender. Politico.
The MAGA War on Science Is Deadly-and It's Just Getting Started
29 May 2025 Katherine Stewart. The New Republic.
American soft power is evaporating in the Age of Trump
28 May 2025 Alfred Mccoy. Salon.
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
25 May 2025 Christina Larson, et al. Associated Press.
The world is now reversing course to reject Trumpism
6 May 2025 Heather Digby Parton. Salon.
"A free fall not seen in modern history": 100 days of destruction
6 May 2025 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Trump proposes eliminating the NEA and NEH as arts grants are canceled
3 May 2025 Samantha Chery. Washington Post.
We are witnessing slow constitutional collapse in the US
30 Apr 2025 Moira Donegan. The Guardian.
Brain drain: scientists are fleeing the U.D. as Trump cuts funding
24 Apr 2025 Thor Benson. Rolling Stone.
Trump caved on tariffs. It took a scary bond market freakout
9 Apr 2025 Heather Long. Washington Post.
We All Know Trump's Losing It. What if the U.S. Is Too?
8 Apr 2025 David Rothkopf. Daily Beast.
How Trump cost America the world Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
5 Apr 2025 Jamie Dettmer. Politico.
Trump wants to reverse America's decline. Good luck
27 Jan 2025 Samual Moyn. The Guardian.
80 percent in new poll say US spiraling out of control
17 Jul 2024 Lauren Irwin. The Hill.
Fitch downgrades U.S. debt, citing political "deterioration"
1 Aug 2023 Irina Ivanova. CBS.
Trump and his movement are symptoms of America's profound disorder - but not the cause
16 Dec 2022 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
79 percent of voters describe the US as `out of control'
30 Oct 2022 Olafimihan Oshin. The Hill.
Amid deepening divisions, US no longer seen as beacon of light around the
26 Jun 2022 Tara D. Sonenshine. The Hill.
America Is Growing Apart, Possibly for Good
24 Jun 2022 Ronald Brownstein. The Atlantic.
Shameless politicians reflect a shameless society
30 Apr 2022 Evan Nierman. The Hill.
America's "Culture of Death": COVID-19, Gun Insanity, White Supremacy, Ecological Destruction, and Public Indifference
17 Dec 2021 David Masciotra. Counterpunch.
Majority in new poll worried and pessimistic about nation's future
19 Jan 2021 Zack Budryk. The Hill.
The American Empire Is Falling Apart
4 Dec 2020 Tom Engelhardt. The Nation.
Poll: 47 percent of voters support Donald Trump running for president in 2024
23 Nov 2020 Gabriela Schulte. The Hill.
America is buckling
20 Nov 2020 Damon Linker. The Week.
Trumpism is a lifestyle disease, chronic in America
6 Nov 2020 Philip Kennicott. Washington Post.
No matter the outcome, America's standing in the world took a big hit on election night
5 Nov 2020 Arick Wierson. CNN.
Obituaries for the American Dream
1 Nov 2020 New York Times.
The President Has Made Selfishness Our National Credo
30 Oct 2020 Jennifer Senior. New York Times.
Global views of U.S. plunge to new lows amid pandemic, poll finds
15 Sep 2020 Adam Taylor. Washington Post.
`We're No. 28! And Dropping!'
9 Sep 2020 Nicholas Kristof. New York Times.
Trump's refusal to join a global vaccine effort epitomizes an America that's isolated and weak
2 Sep 2020 Editorial Board. Washington Post.
Stocks Are Soaring. So Is Misery
20 Aug 2020 Paul Krugman. New York Times.
The Unraveling of America
6 Aug 2020 Wade Davis. Rolling Stone.
`COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism,' anthropologist writes in Rolling Stone op-ed
19 Aug 2020 Mark DeCambre. MarketWatch.
The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America
27 Jul 2020 Paul Krugman. New York Times.
America's global standing is at a low point. The pandemic made it worse
26 Jul 2020 Dan Balz. Washington Post.
The nation is in a downward spiral. Worse is still to come
15 Jul 2020 George F. Will. Washington Post.
The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why
2 Jul 2020 David Leonhardt, Yaryna Serkez. New York Times.
Pro-Trump Retirement Community The Villages Is Descending Into Civil War
30 Jun 2020 Kelly Weill. Daily Beast.
Coronavirus Brings American Decline Out in the Open
29 Jun 2020 Noah Smith. Bloomberg via Yahoo News.
Record unhappiness reigns as Americans think something has gone awry in US
18 Jun 2020 Harry Enton. CNN.
U.S. National Pride Falls to Record Low
15 Jun 2020 Megan Brenan. Gallup.
Poll: 80 percent of voters say things are 'out of control' in US
7 Jun 2020 Justin Wise. The Hill.
America Is a Tinderbox
29 May 2020 Michelle Goldberg. New York Times.
Americans' pride in US hits low: Gallup
2 Jul 2019 Morgan Gstalter. The Hill.
Poll: 70 percent say US headed in wrong direction, highest since September 2017
29 Jan 2019 Rachael Frazin. The Hill.