The ability that US president Donald Trump has to blurt out shocking positions without losing the support of his base might seem like an innovation…
NOT GOING NORTH
Mexican tourists are skipping Trump’s America
US president Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric against Mexicans appears to be keeping undocumented immigrants away—and dollar-toting tourists with visas as well. The number of Mexican…
A HOVERING PROBLEM
Trump’s multibillion-dollar border wall wouldn’t stop this $5,000 drone
US president Donald Trump is still struggling to find someone willing to pay for the southern border wall he wants to keep immigrants and drugs…
YOU WIN SOME...
Globalization tore through my city and this is how we survived
Monterrey, Mexico The help wanted sign outside Carrier’s plant in Monterrey is openly defying US president Donald Trump’s “America First” motto. “Join this great team!”…
FRINGE BENEFITS
Here’s a way the US could get a better deal out of Nafta without changing it
There are two ways of looking at Laredo, Texas, a border city at the southern edge of the US. One is as barren outpost of…
NEW DEAL
This is what the US, Canada, and Mexico want from renegotiating Nafta
More than 20 years ago, then-US president Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico into law. Today,…
HOSTAGE NATION
The simple and tragic reason why the world can’t do anything to save Venezuela
Much of the world is horrified by what’s going on in Venezuela. Dozens of dead protestors. Jailed opponents. Food shortages and decaying hospitals. Yet the…
REVERSE GOLD RUSH
Three decades ago Los Angeles set off the Olympic spending arms race, and now it’s ending it
Los Angeles’s 1984 Olympics were a financial success, setting off an era of expensive one-upmanship among cities wanting to replicate it. As competition increased, Olympic…
ALTERNATIVE REALITY
Pictures show what a conflict-ridden sham Venezuela’s election really was
Venezuela voted to elect a constituent assembly on July 30. The new body will have the power to bypass the opposition-dominated national assembly, potentially eliminating…
YES SIR
How did John Kelly get the White House chief of staff job? By being a good soldier
On the face of it, John Kelly’s new job as White House chief of staff looks easier than the one he’s held as US president…
COMMUNAL EFFORT
A list of all the people (and robots) who deserve more credit for bringing Foxconn to Wisconsin than Donald Trump
US president Donald Trump is celebrating Foxconn’s decision to build a new plant in Wisconsin as a personal win. Had he not been elected, the…
A VISUAL DATA TOUR
Donald Trump believes manufacturing equals prosperity. Our data analysis proves him wrong
We collected years of data for every state and province in North America, and the conclusion is clear: US president Donald Trump’s belief that manufacturing…
