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Following a dizzying night of electoral politics in the US, leading European commentators and statesmen outline their vision of 'change we can believe in' - highlighting themes of new economic governance, climate change and multilateral diplomacy through the United Nations. By Spiegel.

The idea of a permanent war economy linking the “military-industrial-media complex” can be traced to long before the current US administration. With $1 trillion a year in military spending and facing financial meltdown, is US policy now ripe for a change? By John Bellamy Foster et al.

Suppressing the vote has long been a cornerstone of the Republican Party's electoral strategy.  Its campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots could very well determine the next president of the United States, writes Robert F. Kennedy and Greg Palast.

The failures of the Bush years are caused by two distinct yet interconnected ideologies: neoliberalism and neoconservatism. As the Bush administration finally draws to a close amid a global economic crisis, it's time to permanently retire both of them, argues Sameer Dossani.

In an open-letter to George W. Bush, this article outlines how the era of cheap and abundant food in the US is coming to an end and how best to put the interests of America’s farmers, families and communities ahead of the fast-food industry. By Michael Pollan.

As the world becomes increasingly multi-polar, U.S. influence is likely to decline not only in Latin America but in the rest of the world. This financial crisis will also see the influence of neoliberal ideas, which have their strongest base in the U.S, emerge significantly weaker, writes Mark Weisbrot.