When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring to ... exacerbated inequality and left Central American countries weak and misgoverned. Responding to the events that unfolded ...

A New Yorker article explains: "In the early nineteen-hundreds, the American writer O. Henry coined the term 'banana republic' in a series of short stories, most famously in one about the ...

One in particular stands out: Banana Republic. “Banana republic” was originally coined by the American author O. Henry in a 1904 novel to describe a fictional nation that was poor and ...

According to the U.S. Flag Code ... country in decidedly un-American terms. Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Home Searched by FBI: 'The Mood Was Pure Shock' Phrases like "banana republic" and "tyranny ...

Samuel Zemurray and the Cuyamel Fruit Company shaped the original "banana republic" and launched the American banana craze. Never heard of Cuyamel? It was one of the ancestors of Chiquita Brands ...

WASHINGTON – The breach on the Capitol building by a mob of pro-Trump supporters Wednesday was compared to a "banana republic," and described repeatedly as un-American. The protesters ...

But what you also must prepare yourself for is nearly naked men walking around in nothing but hats and banana hammocks. Brightly colored and American flag-patterned banana hammocks. Or fruit ...

Deep in the Banana Republic’s Soho outpost ... and industry notables donned the brand's iconic American styles. Creative director of Gap Inc. Zac Posen chatted with model Carolyn Murphy near ...

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Welcome to our American banana republic. America has many real, glaring problems on its hands. Inflation remains stubborn, and Americans widely report feeling pessimistic about the economy despite ...

There may not be a truly comparable case in all of American history. The best way to avoid becoming a banana republic is to prosecute Trump for those actions, severely punish him if found guilty ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring ... exacerbated inequality and left Central American countries weak and misgoverned.