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Understanding America 'Understanding America' is a series of articles intended to help Chinese readers accomplish two things: Understand the US Right-Wing mentality and the political and other motivational forces driving that nation. Obtain a more accurate, and more favorable, appreciation of China's relative position in the world today. These articles should be considered as required reading for all those engaged in business management, in international business or employed by multinational corporations, and for all MBA students in China.  This will of course be of benefit to all those with an interest in foreign affairs and international relations. We are accustomed to hearing only favorable commentary about the US, primarily due to an extensive and effective PR campaign. However, this 'common knowledge' so often delivered, offers only a superficial and misleading picture of America.  To obtain an accurate understanding of the US in the world today, and to properly assess and appreciate its relationships with other nations, it is necessary to delve further into the building blocks of America's foundation. Certainly the US is one of the world's major developed economies, with some 23% of world economic output. And of course it is by far the largest military power in the world today.  America has a broad reputation of supporting concepts such as human rights and freedoms, an unrestricted media, social justice, and so on. The highest level of US universities still provide an exceptional quality of education.  The US has most of the large pharmaceutical firms and is a world leader in chemicals and petrochemicals.  The US leads the world in electronics, and also in military industrial production - arms and weapons.  Hollywood makes great films, and General Motors, in spite of all its problems, was still the world's largest auto manufacturer until 2008. By contrast, China is still in large part a developing nation with many successes behind it and many challenges still to be met.  In my experience, many Chinese feel their country fares poorly in comparison to the US (and with the West generally), and are often defensive and even apologetic about the status of their nation in the world today. Feeding this defensive posture is a flood of negative attention toward China in the US media, from the generally critical coverage of a wide range of issues to the recurrent small trade disputes and the constant US pressure on China to revalue the RMB. Understanding America - The Series of Essays It is not the intention of these essays to provide a 'balanced' view of the US, but rather to describe 'the other side' of the picture, to provide readers with a more complete understanding, with information not easily available elsewhere and with facts that are normally deleted by the vast American PR machine. The series begins with an explanation of Left-Wing (liberal) and Right-Wing (conservative) political ideologies - which is crucial to understanding anything about the USA.  There are Sections on US Militarism, Capitalism, and a presentation of facts of the US record in human rights.  These are followed by discussions of the ownership, operation and mentality of the US media, then a clear and consise description of the structural imbalances in the US economy today and the relation of exchange rates to trade imbalances. Lastly, we have a description of US foreign policy. Many more articles and editorials can be found in the USA section under Economics and Foreign Affairs. Section 1:  An Overview of Political Conservatism, Nationalism and Militarism An Overview of Political Conservatism Right-Wing and Left-Wing Editorial by 龙信明 Right-Wing Nationalism and Militarism The US is Intensely Militaristic Editorial by 龙信明 Nationalism and Militarism Mercantilist Nationalism Editorial by 龙信明 A Century of US Military Interventions And not for democracy, freedoms or human rights, either。 Editorial by 龙信明 US False Flag on Cuba - Operation Northwoods A CIA and US Military Totally Out of Control。 Use of US Armed Forces Abroad 1798-2010 34-Page Listing of the 100s of US Invasions - by the US Congressional Research Service Section 2:  An Overview of Right-Wing Capitalism Right-Wing Capitalism - Part 1 An Overview Editorial by 龙信明 Right-Wing Capitalism - Part 2 US Protectionism Editorial by 龙信明 Right-Wing Capitalism - Part 3 Let's Cry - A River of Tears Editorial by 龙信明 Right-Wing Capitalism - Part 4 Let's Have a Financial Crisis Editorial by 龙信明 Section 3:  The US Record on Human Rights The US Record on Human Rights Is the Worst in the World's Recent History Editorial by 龙信明 Domestic History of US Human Rights Violations McCarthyism - A History the US Tries to Forget Editorial by 龙信明 Student Protests in the US Are Typically Met With Gunfire Editorial by 龙信明 US-Supported Dictatorships Four Dozen Brutal US Puppets Editorial by 龙信明 American Torture: The US and the Abuse of Prisoners The American Way of Torture The US has now Institutionalised Torture as an Acceptable Everyday Practice Humiliate, strip, threaten: military interrogation manuals New Methods devised in secret breach international law. Section 4:  An Overview of The North American Media The North American Media in the World Today How the US and Canadian Media Changed Editorial by 龙信明 The North American Media in the World Today Some Examples of Western Media Transgressions Editorial by 龙信明 The North American Media in the World Today Countries Under Attack Editorial by 龙信明 Taking Journalistic Fraud to a New Level The New York Times: Gaza's "Economic Boom" Editorial by 龙信明 The US Media - Let's Revolt Don't Believe Everything You Read Editorial by 龙信明 Section 5:  An Overview of the US Economy The US Economy - Part I Trade Deficits and Exchange Rates Editorial by 龙信明 The US Economy - Part II A brief look at Trade Surpluses and Deficits Editorial by 龙信明 US Harry Potter-Nomics The Fed is pumping trillions into the US banking system. Editorial by 龙信明 Section 6:  An Overview of US Foreign Policy What the Hell does the US Think About? US Subversion of China is now in the Open。 Editorial by 龙信明 China, Freedom and Democracy -Revised June 2011 A look at Chinese and Western Government。 Editorial by 龙信明 Spreading Democracy the American Way - Part I Rather Than Promoting Democracy and Freedom, the Opposite is True。 Editorial by 龙信明 Spreading Democracy the American Way - Part II Democracy Promotion: America’s new Regime Change Formula。 What's Good For the Goose ... A Humorous Look at Foreign Policy, if China Were to Copy the USA。 Editorial by 龙信明 Welcome to the New World Order An Introduction, but you May Not Like it . . . Editorial by 龙信明