Monday, March 23, 2026

Tag: China

The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward...

Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.

The case for global climate reparations

The principle of making polluters pay works at a local level. Here's how to apply it to the international arena.

The US bombs kids so Palmer Luckey can have nice things

Because for every bomb the U.S. and Israel drop, a bunch of men in cushy offices profit off all the death. 

War with Iran to test China’s energy security

U.S. military action is disrupting key energy suppliers, putting China’s reliance on foreign sources to the test. Even as Beijing strengthens domestic capacity and diversifies imports, the crisis exposes the limits of its energy strategy.

Trump delivers lunch to Beijing

China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.

Could Trump’s diversion of Venezuelan oil to US save the Iranian...

This substantial gain for the Islamic Republic, however, will only help it weather the current political crisis if it manages to survive until April or May.

Different battles, same struggle: The US war on China, Venezuela, and...

We must remember that these are not separate crises, but different fronts of the same struggle. And to resist one is to resist them all.

Technology empires and the race to cement dominance

American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.

With China’s help, Saudi Arabia is deploying solar power faster than...

The kingdom is aware that fossil fuels, the source of its fabulous wealth, are on their way out. Its leaders want to have a modern electro-state in place when the pumps fall idle.

The multipolarism of fools

As a bloc of mostly authoritarian, eco-unfriendly, and socio-economically conservative countries masquerading as a geopolitical counterbalance, the BRICS represent the multipolarism of fools.

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California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide

The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.

Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war

When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.

The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...

To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.