July | 2011 | Watching America

Canada: The End of Obamanomics

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in National Post

When Democrats won’t back tax increases in the face of an alleged crisis, it’s a good sign the U.S. political landscape is shifting.

Canada: Remaining Good Neighbours

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in Ottawa Citizen

The incident on the St. Lawrence is a reminder that Canadians and Americans have lived and worked close together for years, to each others' mutual benefit.

Canada: Boehner Wins a Round, but Tea Party Could Still Deny Him Debt-Ceiling Victory

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in The Globe and Mail

Though the bill was nearly immediately blocked in the Democrat-led Senate, its House passage proved the Speaker could rally his caucus in a crunch.

Germany: Grover Norquist — Obama’s Most Dangerous Opponent

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in Financial Times Deutschland

Germany: Financial Markets Must Think the Unthinkable

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Austria: Barack Obama, Unfortunate Victim?

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in die Presse

The “evil” Bush needed eight years to double the debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion dollars, and the “good” Obama raised it another $4.5 trillion in just two and a half years!

Germany: Washington’s Self-Imposed Time Bomb

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in Financial Times Deutschland

Spain: The CIA: Between Effective and Embarrassing

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in El Mundo Blogs

There are those who think the CIA is a malignant force in all realms. American leaders have a more modest concept of their spies.

Edited by Rica Asuncion-Reed

Argentina: The Americans in Default

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in ArgenPress

Germany: In Right-Wing Nirvana

Robin Koerner - July 31, 2011. Published in Süddeutsche Zeitung

The bottom line is that the winner in the fight over the U.S. debt ceiling has long since been determined: America’s right wing dictates, and the nation must obey. The price will be paid mostly by the poor and the low-income workers; nobody in Washington is allowed to ask the upper classes to contribute anything.

Iraq: What Does U.S. Withdrawal Mean?

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2011. Published in Sot al-Iraq

France: Will Michele Bachmann’s Husband Come Out of the Closet?

Robin Koerner - July 30, 2011. Published in Le Figaro

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