The Bottom Line

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Al Jazeera English gets to the bottom line on US politics and policies and how they affect the world. A weekly discussion show moderated by @SCClemons.

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Steve Clemons

Steve Clemons is editor at large of The Hill and is host of The Bottom Line on the global network of Al Jazeera English

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From: The Bottom Line
Is this the beginning of the end of the ‘woke’ movement?
After Americans veered toward the centre in the last election, will the Democratic Party turn its back on ‘wokeness’?
Published On 24 Nov 2022
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Can anything be done about the collection of our online data?
Almost five years after Cambridge Analytica was exposed, has anything really changed in the data collection business?
Published On 17 Nov 2022
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What lessons will both parties take away from US election?
The Republican Party did not get its ‘red wave’ and the Democratic Party was not severely punished for inflation.
Published On 10 Nov 2022
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US midterm elections: Which way will America go?
Next week, Americans decide whether to flip the balance of power away from Biden and the Democrats.
Published On 3 Nov 2022

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As mega-donors set the agenda, we ask if US politicians are becoming more beholden to their financiers than the voters.

A US flag with the word voter, next to a ballot box

US President Joe Biden has threatened Saudi Arabia with unspecified ‘consequences’ over the global oil supply – but why?

Russia, China and Turkey are making bold moves across the continent as the United States’s presence wanes.

Russian political scientist Andrey Kortunov sees no chance for a peaceful settlement to the Ukraine war any time soon.

When Putin said he would use ‘all weapons available’ to defend Russia, it is assumed he meant nuclear bombs as well.

The governors shipping migrants to far-away states may be coldhearted, but they have forced immigration onto the agenda.

Futurist Marc Goodman explains how science fiction has caught up to reality in modern warfare.

As Justice Department investigates whether former US president broke the law, he argues it’s ‘political persecution’.

The former US president campaigned for Republican politicians across the country, with mixed results so far.

We survey the outcomes of US President Biden’s summer jaunt to the region.

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Is this the beginning of the end of the ‘woke’ movement?

Can anything be done about the collection of our online data?

What lessons will both parties take away from US election?

US midterm elections: Which way will America go?

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US midterm elections: Big Money vs ‘the will of the people’?

Do relations with Saudi Arabia still serve US interests?

Why is the US role in Africa shrinking?

A view from Moscow: Ukraine war will get worse

Could the Ukraine war go nuclear?

Why are migrants in the US being used as political pawns?

Assassination drones and bioweapons: The future of warfare?

Can Trump be prosecuted for keeping national security documents?

Is a Trump endorsement a golden ticket, or kiss of death?

Is US involvement in the Middle East slowly fading away?

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