Tag: China
$83 billion West Virginia petrochemical deal with China on skids due...
The deal would be worth more than the total gross domestic product of West Virginia, which was $76.8 billion in 2017.
Imperial president or emperor with no clothes?
Could Donald Trump’s trade wars lead to a Great Depression?
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?
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Democrats divided: Historic opposition to $26 billion military aid package for Israel amid Gaza...
A record 40 House Democrats have voted against a controversial bill, citing concerns over the impact of military operations on children in Gaza.
Doesn’t the forever Scoundrel-in-chief expose Trumpism as rank, deviant criminality?
The main “freedom” sought by this scam freedom fighter (and lackeys) is to commit more crimes.
Senators unveil landmark bill to ban junk food ads aimed at kids amid rising...
Senators Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Peter Welch propose the Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act, targeting junk food advertisements to combat the escalating diabetes and obesity epidemic among children.
New bill expands warrantless spying amid widespread criticism
The U.S. Senate has approved a significant expansion of government surveillance powers, raising alarms over potential violations of civil liberties.
The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the battle against government spying
The FANFSA, passed with a 219-199 vote, garnered support from both sides of the aisle, with 96 Democrats and 123 Republicans backing the bill.