Thursday, October 22, 2026

Tag: China

Imperial hypocrisy of the US-China climate talks

So while the U.S. pushes China to do more, it also strategically undermines its efforts. 

The US is preparing for an unwinnable war against China

Make no mistake: This is not another small play of some far-away war game. This is a big deal. 

Inside China-focused Congressional hearings, panic, paranoia, and hypocrisy reign

China is not a threat because it’s threatening our security—China is a threat because it’s successful.

Global executions surge to 10-year high: US, Iran, and China lead...

Amnesty International reports a spike in executions driven by Iran and the U.S., with China remaining the world's leading executioner under a shroud of secrecy.

Biden administration plans to set new tariffs on imports from China...

Biden said the new tariffs are about "fair competition" after his aides determined that "imports of Chinese products made from aluminum and steel" were "selling the metals at prices that were falsely low to deplete the market share."

How the US has darkened the nuclear cloud over humanity

A nuclear conflagration is plausible via any one of numerous scenarios.

Any antidote to climate anxiety involves organizing

The climate catastrophe brings new disasters every week and will continue to throughout our lives. But what we do will make a difference in determining how this all plays out.

The South China Sea’s resource wars

While the threat of a devastating military conflict between China and the United States in the region still looms, the South China Sea has already experienced irreparable damage.

US leaders are split on China policy

China adjusts to the twists and turns in the United States’ split policy approach.

A tale of two missions

Is detente making a comeback?

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to decide whether federal courts can review his detention

Justice Alito twice extended the filing deadline, and the full Third Circuit declined to rehear the case by a single vote.
A grocery store that accepts food stamps in New Orleans. Photo: Karen Apricot / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Analysis estimates 1.5 million Latinos have lost SNAP benefits since the tax law passed

Texas and Arizona account for more than 596,000 of the estimated losses in the seven states the groups examined, and the method assumes every enrollee was equally likely to be cut.
A female polar bear with cubs along the Beaufort Sea coast. Photo: Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (public domain)

Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...

The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.
Downtown Ruidoso, New Mexico. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

“The River Can’t Be Trusted”

After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town to tourists who were oblivious to the danger.

Federal court strikes down ICE’s courthouse arrest policy nationwide

The ACLU says the New York ruling restores limits on civil immigration arrests at or near immigration courts, effective immediately