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The US Is Now A Failed State

The US Is Now A Failed State

Donald Trump's leadership has been so catastrophic that even a win in November might not be enough to turn the country around.

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Jul 29, 2020
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by Ben Cohen

The view from outside of the United States is clear: America is no longer a functioning democracy and is deteriorating rapidly into a failed state.

Under Donald Trump, the systems of checks and balances has broadly failed to curtail his autocratic instincts. He sailed through impeachment for obvious crimes against his own country, ignored d…

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