Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. America, Land of the Free to Go Hungry 290 June 24, 2011 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Guardian (U.K.) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:U.K. Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore United States of America: America, Our Illusion September 3, 2026. Published in Corriere Della SeraWhen and why did Europe begin to cultivate the myth of America as a teacher of democracy and leader of the West? 0 Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Austria: No Victory for Iran, but a Severe Defeat for the US August 31, 2026. Published in Der Standard It will take a long time for the old order to be replaced; the U.S. will not vanish overnight. 0 Australia: Australia Appears Confused about Its Place in the Global World Order September 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: We’ve Waited Way Too Long To Fix Trump Avenue September 2, 2026. Published in Ottawa Citizen 0 Topics Austria: Trump Is Holding the Iranian People Responsible for His Failure September 6, 2026. Published in Der Standard 0 Mexico: Bessent’s Futile Sanctions Crumble in the Face of the Shanghai Group’s Multipolar World Order September 6, 2026. Published in La Jornada'[T]he umpteenth summit between Putin and Xi is rousing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization from its long slumber.' 0 Spain: To the Barricades September 5, 2026. Published in Ideal DigitalWe have a Europe that’s scared out of its wits and diplomatically inept, presidents with dirty underwear, and borders that are bursting at the seams like old clothes. 0 Nigeria: Who Will Give Donald Trump His Desperately Needed Victory? Nigeria Should Be Asking That September 5, 2026. Published in The Guardian Nigeria 0 Canada: From a Canadian Woman Soldier to Pete Hegseth: Our Uniforms Weren’t Designed To Be Sexy September 4, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Carney Must Be Honest about the Cost of Counter-Tariffs September 4, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Canada: Venezuelans of All Stripes Are Denouncing Trump’s ‘Biggest Oil Deal Ever’ September 4, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Canada: Mark Carney Embraces Protectionism amid Fight with Donald Trump September 4, 2026. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Related Articles Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. U.K.: The Guardian View on the US Immigration Crackdown: What Began with Foreign Nationals Won’t End There April 9, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests. U.K.: The Guardian View on Trump’s Tariffs: A Monstrous and Momentous Act of Folly April 5, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president has expelled his own country from the rules-based global trade system that America itself created. Previous articleTunnel VisionNext articleU.S. Surge Was Not a Success for Afghans LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment