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Iran's economy in spiral meltdown

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Iran's economy in spiral meltdown

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The Iranian economy is in freefall. With only six weeks to go before the second tranche of U.S. sanctions, experts believe the current regime cannot survive.

Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria

Sept. 19 (UPI) -- To say that Puerto Rico has not yet recovered from Hurricane Maria a year later is an understatement. Nearly every pillar of society remains devastated.

Trump should wage war on waste instead of battling over trade

Voices // 4 weeks ago

Trump should wage war on waste instead of battling over trade

Sept. 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is fighting the wrong fight in his ongoing trade war with the rest of the world.

U.S., Russia, China need a summit

Voices // 4 weeks ago

U.S., Russia, China need a summit

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Some suggest the Vostok 2018 exercise marks a new beginning for Russia and China in terms of strengthening geopolitical, strategic and military ties.

'Voiceless community': Denying Guam right to vote slights veterans

Voices // 1 month ago

'Voiceless community': Denying Guam right to vote slights veterans

HAGATNA, Guam, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Guam has a higher U.S. military enlistment rate per capita than anywhere else in the nation -- but no right to vote. We are a voiceless community.

Trump, technology, work driving wave of 'corporate activism'

Voices // 1 month ago

Trump, technology, work driving wave of 'corporate activism'

Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Recent years have witnessed the emergence of what appears to be a new breed of business person: the corporate activist. Four factors are causing this phenomenon.

What happens when the next financial crisis strikes?

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What happens when the next financial crisis strikes?

Sept. 12 (UPI) -- As the 10-year anniversary of the last crash nears, pundits are predicting the next one.

Bigger than Serena Williams: lessons from the U.S. Open

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Bigger than Serena Williams: lessons from the U.S. Open

Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Judging by the fallout from the spat between Serena Williams and an umpire during the U.S. Open, it is clear the greatest female player of all time divides opinion.

Don't let John McCain be 'Swift Boated'

Voices // 1 month ago

Don't let John McCain be 'Swift Boated'

Having served in Swift Boats during the Vietnam War, I find it outrageous when the name for those small craft is used to smear men and women of valor.

Effort to remove Trump using 25th Amendment unlikely to work

Voices // 1 month ago

Effort to remove Trump using 25th Amendment unlikely to work

Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Interest in using the 25th Amendment to remove the president may be high, but evidence suggests it could not be used successfully against Donald Trump right now.

Anonymous Trump official speaks out -- treason or public service?

Voices // 1 month ago

Anonymous Trump official speaks out -- treason or public service?

Sept. 6 (UPI) -- One of Donald Trump's senior White House staff has made a truly unprecedented move against their ultimate boss.

Defectors: North Korean women face routine abuse

Voices // 1 month ago

Defectors: North Korean women face routine abuse

Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Glimpses of hope are visible on the Korean Peninsula for the first time in years.

Failure of governance drives fear in democracies

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Failure of governance drives fear in democracies

Francis Fukuyama famously and wrongly argued that the end of the Cold War, Communism and the Soviet Union assured the ascendancy of liberal democracy.

400 escape Libyan prison among clashes

Voices // 1 month ago

400 escape Libyan prison among clashes

Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Around 400 inmates escaped from a prison near Libya's capital amid fighting between militia groups and government forces in the region, police said.

John McCain: Sailor, straight talker and statesman

Voices // 1 month ago

John McCain: Sailor, straight talker and statesman

John McCain will be remembered for his candor, valor and heroism, his self-deprecating sense of humor, his cantankerism and a greatness that had few boundaries.

When Iran's evil regime demands justice, the world can only gasp

Voices // 1 month ago

When Iran's evil regime demands justice, the world can only gasp

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The arrogance of the Iranian government is breathtaking -- taking the U.S. to the International Court of Justice for withdrawing from the nuclear deal.

1968 Democratic National Convention: Tough second day on the job

Voices // 1 month ago

1968 Democratic National Convention: Tough second day on the job

Fifty years on, a personal look back at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The whole world was watching.

This may be 'end of the beginning' of tawdry Trump mess

Voices // 1 month ago

This may be 'end of the beginning' of tawdry Trump mess

Donald Trump is in the midst of a political firestorm over the conviction of ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the guilty plea of ex-lawyer Michael Cohen.

4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won't swing the midterms

Voices // 1 month ago

4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won't swing the midterms

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The Democratic Party shouldn't count on Latinos swinging many midterm races their way this year.

Today's GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon

Voices // 1 month ago

Today's GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Republican leaders in 2018 are profoundly different than the ones who dealt with Watergate in the 1970s.

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