Latest articles by Ryan Cooper
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A brief history of crime, corruption, and malfeasance at American banks
opinion The business of Wall Street is fraud
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Hurricane Irma shows why America must change the way it funds disaster relief
opinion Stop making FEMA have to beg for more money every time there is a big disaster
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How a 26-year-old white woman died a horrible death in an American jail
The Explainer Even white people can't escape the hellscape that is America's jail system
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Harvey is just the beginning. America must get ready.
opinion How America can get ready for the superstorms of the future
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The astounding prevalence of New Deal projects, in 1 eye-popping map
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Time to cut and run in Afghanistan
opinion Trump's Afghanistan strategy is only going to make the inevitable worse
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The lessons of the Russian revolution, 100 years later
opinion Is Marxism just a turn-crank formula for purges and dictatorship or was something else to blame?
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The Great Recession never ended
The Explainer The economy still needs a massive boost
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Memo to America: You should still be terrified of World War III
opinion There is no alternative to diplomatic engagement with Russia
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The terrible risk management of climate change 'moderates'
opinion Against "lukewarmism"
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How the world can contain Trump's climate lunacy
opinion Under Trump, America is a rogue state. Will it get sanctioned?
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Trump will reportedly turn America into a planet-imperiling rogue state
opinion What withdrawing from the Paris climate accord means for the country — and the human race
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How Trump shocked Europe into an overdue realignment
opinion Time to rethink the structures of the Cold War
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The NSA is running amok
opinion The National Security Agency needs to stop recklessly undermining computer security
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Can biofuels save us from climate apocalypse?
opinion Climate trolls say biofuels are a boondoggle. Don't believe them.
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Will Emmanuel Macron save the European Union?
opinion Now comes the hard part for the next president of France
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The Federal Reserve is still wrecking America
opinion It's now clear that the Fed's rate hike was extraordinarily stupid
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In defense of Bolivian President Evo Morales
opinion Morales has been accused of being a fake radical. But he's actually made some bold reforms.
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The New York Times' staggering own goal on climate change
opinion Why did the paper of record hire a climate denier and then let him write a smarmy, illogical defense of his views?
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How to fix the American dairy crisis
opinion Bring back New Deal farm policy
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The road to hell is paved with means-testing
opinion Why everyone should get Social Security checks
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Google is a monopoly — and it's crushing the internet
The Explainer What the sad case of CelebrityNetWorth.com can teach us about the internet behemoth
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American prisons' cruel and unusual health care
The Explainer Forcing inmates to work for weeks just to see a doctor is unconscionable
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Kick private bankers out of the Federal Reserve
opinion Make monetary policy an ordinary government department
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