Latest articles by Ryan Cooper
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The zen of American river rafting
feature Why floating down a river might be the ultimate vacation
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Climate scientists are now relying on a terrifying assumption
The Explainer Absorbing billions of tons of CO2 might now be the only way to avoid catastrophic warming. And it's not even technically possible yet.
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Nelson Mandela's party is slowly crumbling in South Africa — and that's a good thing
The Explainer It's been in power for too long — and competition only helps a fledgling democracy
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Your city might be poisoning you. Literally.
opinion Flint isn't the only city cheating on its water tests
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How Wall Street is breaking America's kneecaps
opinion Hedge funds go from The Big Short to Get Shorty
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Even Goldman Sachs thinks monopolies are pillaging American consumers
opinion Granted, Goldman is delighted by this...
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What John Oliver gets wrong about 401(k)s
opinion They're even more terrible than the comedian makes out
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Why Brexit might be the last chance for the European Union to save itself
opinion Britain may be just the first of many
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What liberal economists get wrong about Brexit
opinion Sorry, Paul Krugman: This really is a morality play
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How Europe bungled its way to the Brexit
The Explainer The original idea of the EU was a noble one. Here's how a generation of politicians and bureaucrats messed it up.
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The Orlando shooting wasn't organized terrorism. It was mass murder. There's a difference.
opinion Here's the key distinction that everyone misses about the deadliest shooting in U.S. history
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The world wants to pay America to use the dollar. We should let them.
The Explainer Owning the world's reserve currency is a privilege — and a responsibility
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America needs to get serious about the looming recession
opinion It's going to happen at some point, and the Federal Reserve is not prepared
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Andrew Cuomo's flagrant foul on the Constitution
opinion In his desire to repress criticism of Israel, the New York governor has gone too far
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How America stopped thinking strategically about the Middle East
opinion We've been at war there for 15 straight years. And for what?
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How billionaires can destroy journalism
The Explainer Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel appears to be out to bankrupt Gawker. Media, watch out.
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Hillary Clinton is plotting disaster for Central America
opinion The 2016 candidate has learned all the wrong lessons from the 'Plan Colombia'
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In praise of the Library of Congress
opinion It's a monument to a different way of thinking about America
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Why you should always cast a suspicious eye on American power
opinion When in doubt, call for more oversight
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Why the national park is the best idea America ever had
opinion America's greatest innovation might be preservation
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How John Maynard Keynes' most radical idea could save the world
feature "Bancor," explained
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Secret recordings reveal conspiracy to depose Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
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The grotesque criminalization of poverty in America
opinion Money bail is a vast moral abomination
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Why millennial parents have it hardest
opinion Being a new parent hasn't gotten easier in America. It's gotten worse.
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