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Fundamental Political and Economic Mistakes are Speeding Up America's Decline

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. September 25, 2011.

The new American century was swiftly throttled in three stages: 9/11 (blowback); invasion of Iraq (preemptive war); and 2008 Wall Street meltdown (casino capitalism).

Make It In America: How We Can Bring Manufacturing Back (No, Really)

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 22, 2011.

Bringing manufacturing back to our shores is good policy wedded to great politics. So why aren't we talking about it?

The Dollar Might Be Having Problems, But Here's Why We Really Don't Want to Go Back to Gold

Katherine Sciacchitano, Dollars and Sense. June 18, 2010.

The United States has faced a vacillating dollar, calls to replace the greenback as the global reserve currency, and an international consensus that it should save more.

War, What Is it Good for? Iraq to Deal Oil in Euros

Digby, Hullabaloo. October 9, 2009.

Joining perhaps a larger shift away from dollar dominance.

Secret Plan to Ditch the U.S. Dollar's Dominance Uncovered

Robert Fisk, Independent UK. October 6, 2009.

Arab states have launched a secret plan with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading.

McDonald's Profit Falls 8 Percent

Agence France Presse July 23, 2009.

The U.S. fast-food chain reported second-quarter net profit of 1.09 billion dollars, as a stronger dollar weighed on revenue.

Will the 'Dollar Wars' Kill What's Left of the American Dream?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. June 26, 2009.

Countries yoked to America's currency, and therefore its cratering empire, want to kick the dollar to the curb. And that's bad news for the U.S.

China Hates Us -- How Much Longer Will They Back Our Debt-Ridden Economy?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. April 3, 2009.

At worst, it could spell the end of America as a superpower and destroy the global economy as we know it.

8 Things That Must Happen Now to Salvage the Economy -- and the Country

Jeff Madrick, The Nation. December 30, 2008.

The U.S. is no longer merely in crisis; it is in a state of emergency. And it will take more than re-regulating Wall Street to fix it.

China Scrambles to Stave Off Economic Meltdown

Antoaneta Bezlova, IPS News. November 21, 2008.

China’s wish for a world financial order less dominated by the United States and its dollar is giving way to a more urgent recession at home.

Americans Organize to "Save Starbucks" as the Economy Slips into Recession

Max Keiser, Huffington Post. July 21, 2008.

The dollar is crashing and the economy tanking; yet some American's are rallying to "save their Starbucks." Talk about denial.

Enron Gone Global: Hedge Fund Pirates Trying to Destroy Iceland for a Quick Buck

Max Keiser, Huffington Post. May 21, 2008.

People are referring to Iceland as the first possible 'offshore Northern Rock,' implying that a major run on the banking system is possible.

The Downfall of the Almighty Dollar

Will Durst, AlterNet. December 3, 2007.

The U.S. has turned into a discount playground for the world's trust fund babies.

Will OPEC Declare U.S. Dollar to be "Worthless Paper" and Dump It?

AlterNetNovember 20, 2007.

"They get our oil and give us a worthless piece of paper."

Who's Afraid of a Falling Dollar?

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. November 8, 2007.

An overvalued currency has been the source of many of our economic problems.

Super-Model Gisele Bündchen: 'Euros Please, No Dollars'

BBCNovember 6, 2007.

The world's richest model is refusing to be paid in the formerly rock-solid currency.