Tag Archive: Asia/China
U.S. Exceptionalism Surges Again—Will It Fly?
Released for Syndication: 03/01/2021
In a statement marking the “return” of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 24, Secretary of State Antony...
Full ArticlePandemic May Have Left Over 250 Million People With Acute Food Shortages in 2020
By
Robin Scher
Released for Syndication: 02/25/2021
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Full ArticleThe Centers of Global Capitalism Are Migrating Away From the U.S., Europe and Japan
Released for Syndication: 02/12/2021
Modern capitalism began in England in the 17th century and spread eventually throughout the world. Its particular evolution produced a global economy organized around...
Full ArticleUnderstanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup in Myanmar
Released for Syndication: 02/10/2021
On February 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military—known as the Tatmadaw—invoked Article 417 of the 2008 constitution, dismissed State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and arrested...
Full ArticleChina Advances the Liberation of Women With Red Detachment Theme Park
By
Tings Chak
Released for Syndication: 02/04/2021
On the eve of the Communist Party of China’s centenary in July 2021, the story of the country’s first women’s military brigade in the 1930s continues to find life in popular culture and the imagination of the Chinese people.
Full ArticleThe COVID-19 Pandemic Can’t Be Managed—It Has to Be Eradicated
Released for Syndication: 01/28/2021
The real answer to our dire situation is maddeningly obvious: adopt a strong elimination strategy rather than trying to chaotically manage a disease that is overwhelming us.
Full ArticleWhy We Can’t Give Up on the Idea of a World Free From Nuclear Weapons
Released for Syndication: 01/26/2021
On January 22, 2021, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) became international law for the 122 states who signed the agreement...
Full ArticleThe U.S.’s Idea of Diplomacy With Ecuador Is a Multibillion-Dollar Loan Trap
Released for Syndication: 01/22/2021
On January 14, a U.S. government agency decided to pay off part of Ecuador’s debt to China so that the Latin American country could...
Full ArticleChomsky and Prashad: Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021
Released for Syndication: 01/05/2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence...
Full ArticleWill the Dems Sell Us Out in the Midst of a Pandemic?
Released for Syndication: 12/21/2020