Sunday, August 17, 2025

Tag: China

Danger ahead: Trump, Pompeo, the Kochs and the end of diplomacy

Trump says he will rely on his advisors. He has to as he knows nothing about policy, the world, the working class he always goes on about, or government in general.

Connecting dots: A sluggish economy and millions of jobs lost to...

Trade deficits are hurting us. It’s time to balance trade.

Escalation watch

Four looming flashpoints facing President Trump

The Chinese solar juggernaut that Donald Trump can’t stop (video)

India is now the third-largest solar market after China and the US. Will it use Chinese panels and other technology? Or American?

China to ban ivory trade by the end of the year

China had already committed to banning ivory trade, but committing to a timetable of action has really surprised many.

In historic move, China announces ban on ivory trade by end...

More than 20,000 elephants were killed for their ivory last year, leaving only about 415,000 remaining.

China’s top grain producing province bans GM crops

Growing of GM corn, rice and soybean will be banned, while illegal production and sales of GM crops and supply of their seeds will also be prohibited.

Trump’s Chinese scapegoat

If Trump continues down his current path, the US economy will suffer.

Big Profits Seen for China’s Wind Energy Companies

The backward and often scientifically illiterate US Congress can barely bring itself to allow a tax write-off for wind turbines each year, disrupting the industry here with uncertainty.

American Power at the Crossroads

Earth is no longer the property of the globe’s “sole superpower.”

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Federal agents face protests after Trump orders unprecedented takeover of DC police

Residents denounce checkpoints and expanded federal presence as civil liberties advocates warn of authoritarian overreach.

Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?

If he repeats his past performances at summits with Putin and appears to back the Russian leader over his country’s closest allies, it is likely to cause a dangerous rift in the western alliance.

America first is America alone

Power-crazed the president may be, but he fails to grasp soft power.

Pesticides cause 2024 mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies, new study finds

The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.

Trump federalizes DC police as protests grow and White House signals expanded occupation

As National Guard deployment grows and Section 740 takeover faces legal tests, residents report civil liberties concerns while officials defend public safety rationale.