Tag: China
Trade war with China – easy to win?
A trade war is won by the country that can tolerate more pain.
Girding for confrontation
Right now, a Sino-American war sounds like the plotline of some half-baked dystopian novel. But could it become reality in the future?
Bernie derides Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
In addition to Sen. Sanders’ condemnation, economist Jeffrey Sachs wrote an op-ed on Friday describing the new steel and aluminum tariffs as the start of a “psychopath’s trade war.”
While China picks winners, Trump picks losers
As with so much else, Trump is determined to Take America Backwards Again.
New tariffs on Chinese goods exempt American clothing industry, business motives...
Experts aren’t convinced that this administration isn’t shaping public policy around personal business motives.
Trump’s trade war is about Trump, not China
Those China tariffs aren't surprising. What’s bizarre are the people praising Trump's recklessness and reviving his political fortunes.
Gunboat diplomacy and the ghost of Captain Mahan
Is the U.S. and China and the U.S. spawning a new great power naval rivalry?
Could the Cold War return with a vengeance?
The Pentagon plans for a perpetual three-front “Long War” against China and Russia.
Instead of reshaping domestic waste management, US asks China to lift...
"We hope that the U.S. can reduce and manage hazardous waste and other waste of its own and take up more duties and obligations."
Plastic overload: China bans overseas plastic scraps from US and around...
Now there is an overload of America's waste inside storage facilities nationwide.
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Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).