Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public lands belong to all of us. Noone should plunder those lands for profitDo people still say a car was “sold for parts”? Because the US is being sold for parts or just handed over to the oligarchy
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theguardian.com
31.08.2026
As Canada tariff talks collapse, who’s calling the shots in Trump’s trade team?
US trade representative Jamieson Greer has a level-headed reputation but commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and White House adviser Peter Navarro also have key rolesHaving reportedly read Victor Hugo’s
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theguardian.com
31.08.2026
The Stock Market Sounds an Alarm as Investors Get Bad News About President Trump's Economy. History Says This Will Happen Next.
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finance.yahoo.com
31.08.2026
Alejandro Betancourt: the man who would be Trump’s ‘viceroy’ in Venezuela
The US has turned to a wily and divisive insider to help it develop the country’s oil reserves
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ft.com
31.08.2026
Is Trump's big, splashy Venezuela oil deal real?
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finance.yahoo.com
30.08.2026
Trump Says Venezuelan Oil Will Refill the U.S.’s Strategic Reserves. Reality Says Don’t Count On It
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finance.yahoo.com
30.08.2026
‘New York loves Canada’: US cities want their Canadian tourists back
American tourism businesses try to overcome cross-border travel boycott over Trump administration’s hostility to its northern neighbour
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ft.com
30.08.2026
Iceland rejects reopening talks on EU entry
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ft.com
30.08.2026
Trump’s ‘economic D-day’ against Iran risks driving the stakes even higher | Sina Toossi
As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to playDonald Trump has found a new way to promise victory over Iran. Afte
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theguardian.com
30.08.2026
‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump
The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprisedMark Carney stood before a walnut-veneered lectern, his face drawn tight, a
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theguardian.com
30.08.2026
Oil deal with US is denounced by both sides of Venezuelan politics
Opposition said agreement with Trump administration was potentially illegal while government hardliners cast it as a betrayal
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ft.com
30.08.2026
Trump’s New Oil Deal With Venezuela Is Insane — U.S. Now Controls 7.1% of Proven Global Reserves
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finance.yahoo.com
29.08.2026
Trump Deal for Venezuelan Oil Will Take Time to Impact Prices, Analysts Say
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barrons.com
29.08.2026
Opinion: The Trump Administration's Bond Market Intervention Will Be a Spectacular Failure
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finance.yahoo.com
29.08.2026
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America
Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of livingFor William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is alwa
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theguardian.com
29.08.2026
‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess
There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debtHistory remembers Gen Dwight Eisenhower, the supreme commander of the allied fo
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theguardian.com
29.08.2026
What the Indiana state fair reveals about Trump’s America
Will the most ornery state in the conservative Midwest finally reject his politics?
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ft.com
29.08.2026
US Treasury imposes limits on Egyptian bank for doing business with Iran
Measures targeting UAE branches of Banque Misr are part of Trump administration’s efforts to isolate Tehran
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ft.com
28.08.2026
Former IMF deputy Gita Gopinath: ‘It’s straight-out protectionism’
The economist on Trump’s tariffs, looming threats to the dollar — and why we’re living through a ‘great gamble’
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ft.com
28.08.2026
Trump's SBA wants to reclassify billion-dollar corporations as 'small businesses,' opening door to federal contracts
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finance.yahoo.com
28.08.2026