Tag: China
China to ban single-use plastics
The Chinese government recently announced a sweeping anti-plastics campaign.
Zombie NATO is obsolete; militarists try to revive it through expanded...
It is time to demand an end to this destructive alliance.
Hong Kong in the crosshairs of global power and ideological struggles
How this conflict of economic and political systems turns out depends on whether China can confront its contradictions.
Could Trump end a cruel dog meat festival during U.S.-China trade...
Even most of the Chinese public wants the inhumane event to be shut down.
Child separation & prison camps: China’s campaign against Uyghur Muslims is...
An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are “vocational training centers” designed to combat extremism.
The war on women: The view from China
Today, however, rather than seeing women as a key driver of economic advancement, China’s leaders have been cracking down on the feminist movement. Leta Hong Fincher, a scholar on women in China, explains why.
The American Dream is alive and well – in China
In the 21st century, it is time to upgrade our economic model from one of feudal exploitation to a cooperative democracy that recognizes the needs, contributions and inalienable rights of all participants.
US cyber attack on Russia’s power grid is an ‘act of...
How about an international negotiation to end mutual cyber attacks that would include international controls and monitoring, and penalties for violations?
The misadventures of ‘tariff man’
For Donald Trump, tariffs are a substitute for diplomacy, just as harassment in his personal life is a substitute for normal human interaction.
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Sander’s monumental mistake: failing to explain exactly what a democratic socialist government is
It’s time that Sanders speaks out, explains what democratic socialism is and reminds Americans that it is a central part of this country, and that’s why he espouses that political ideology.
Former State Dept employee sentenced to 7 years in prison for accepting bribes
“This is a tragedy for you, for your family, for the government."
‘There needs to be accountability,’ says Ocasio-Cortez as documents show DNC involvement with Iowa...
"If this reporting is correct, then there needs to be accountability at the DNC."
Video reveals mother of 5 starving to death in jail cell
"...since this incident, our employees have received comprehensive training in crisis intervention.”
Driving the Trump rampage: Making the unacceptable acceptable
In Trump's crooked model, only total power allows an autocrat to achieve the highest goal: make what was before unacceptable seem acceptable, staunch public resistance by damned.