US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on May 27, formally declared that Hong Kong no longer had “a high degree of autonomy” from China—a step
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Targeting Iran While America Locks Down
The United States has just declared war against the coronavirus, with President Donald Trump self-proclaiming that he is now a “wartime president.” Whether one believes
Imperialism in Denial
“You can’t handle the truth,” Jack Nicholson screams at a crucial moment in a silly 1992 film called, “A Few Good Men.” Nicholson was addressing
Has the Trump/Putin Thaw Finally Begun?
It’s becoming increasingly clear as the Coronapocalypse wreaks havoc on all of our lives that the relationship between China and the U.S. has changed, and
Amid War Threats, Washington Blocks UN Resolution Demanding End to Sanctions
Washington and its allies Thursday killed a United Nations resolution calling for the lifting of unilateral sanctions that are severely impeding efforts to combat the
We Need a Coronavirus Truce
During World War I, soldiers all along the Western front held a series of informal truces in December 1914 to commemorate Christmas. It was early
Sick and Sadistic: World Fights COVID-19 Amid U.S. Sanctions
Dozens of U.S. government-chartered flights have begun to airlift vital medical equipment and supplies from China to the U.S. as the latter becomes the world’s
Now Is the Time to Cancel Sanctions on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has often declared that he considers himself to be a devout evangelical Christian, and in November 2019 told the
