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"The Day the American Empire Ran Out of Gas" (1986) Summary and Analysis
In this essay written before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Vidal calls upon the United States and the USSR to "make common cause" and present a unified front against the emergence of "the Sino-Japanese axis that will dominate the future just as Japan dominates world trade today." The combination of the Soviet landmass with its natural resources and America with its technological know-how would not only benefit both societies, but the world, Vidal asserts.
The 71-year-old American Empire ended Sept. 16, 1985 when the Commerce Department declared that the United States had become a debtor nation because the U.S. empire rested on economic, not military, foundations, Vidal writes. The world money center shifted from London to New York in 1914 when the U.S...
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