Tag: US
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Is “misogynistic” America ready for president AOC?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has spent much of her political career being treated as simultaneously too young, too radical, too inexperienced and too influential. Now another question is becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss: could she become president of the United States? The speculation is no longer confined to progressive activists or political obsessives. The Guardian has examined…
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Americans think the US spends 25% on foreign aid. It spends 1%
Ask the average American how much of the federal budget goes to foreign aid, and the answer will often be astonishing. Around one quarter. For decades, surveys have repeatedly found that Americans believe roughly 25% of the federal budget is spent helping other countries. The real number is nowhere close. Before the recent reductions in…