FT's senior US columnists Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce discuss the biggest themes driving US politics, business and markets from Washington, New York and beyond.
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I am increasingly convinced there will be a long-term impact on the American left
How did things go so right for the US economy under Joe Biden, and how does he get the credit for it?
It is easy to overlook what is at stake
Even the US president’s allies are putting him under pressure to do something
History’s most startling compromises have occurred outside the halls of power
Biden wins on helping working people and running government in the public interest
It’s the best strategy to pursue if the president is determined to defy the doubters
Washington is going through a bit of a sea change on this score
When it comes to its most important purpose, the body is at a standstill
Are we about to enter a new golden age of technological innovation and investment?
Conventional wisdom on the Middle Kingdom is coming under fire
Franklin Foer’s big new book has an essential insight into what is driving the president’s re-election bid
Biden’s Camp David summit may already be forgotten, but it marks a long-desired shift for US allies in Asia
New rules to pare the field haven’t worked. How about a solution from graduate school?
And one optimistic theory
Politics is getting in the way of efforts to counter and respond to catastrophes that are increasing in magnitude
The workings of justice when it meets high politics can unfortunately be a messy business
The Democratic party needs to rethink whether its positions are simply those of the elite
Making financial assets available to more people is one way to narrow the wealth gap
The US and China are tightly linked in more problematic ways than anyone had ever imagined
A pardon would undercut the former US president’s persecution narrative
Inequality is distorting the US economy in ways that we haven’t yet gotten a handle on
At some point, the system has to collapse under the weight of its self-parody
We are at best in the middle stages of a war that is unlikely to reach a Hollywood-esque ending
Its citizens have a more negative view of themselves and the US in the world than many allies do
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