You don’t need to lionize Bolton, a far-right hawk, to understand what makes his observations about Trump valuable.
Why Bolton Matters
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China
Tipping The Nuclear Dominoes
Why is Trump unraveling treaties on nuclear arms? It’s not just greed — some people want to use them.
Conservatives Are Comparing Racial Justice Protestors to Maoists
Right-wing “intellectuals” uncomfortable with the Black Lives Matter movement have latched onto a dubious historical analogy.
The De-Americanization of America’s Wars Abroad
Future combat, even if broadly directed from Washington, may be only vaguely “American.”
Trump’s ‘Uncreative Destruction’ of the U.S.-China Relationship
Trump’s economic war on China comes in the shadow of an even deadlier military escalation. And it may not stop after November, no matter who wins the election.
In a Pandemic, Military Spending is an Extravagant Waste
In the very near future, countries are going to have to choose whether they make guns or vaccines.
Debunking Trump’s China Nonsense
Trump botched his COVID-19 response disastrously, so now he’s giving anti-China conspiracy theories the full weight of the U.S. government.
Trump Isn’t the First to Threaten WHO, but His Threat Is the Most Dangerous
The story line from Reagan to Trump is the same: undermining global public health to serve narrow interests. Only now, we’re in a pandemic.
The Beginning of the End for Oil?
Deadly, disruptive, and economically devastating as COVID-19 has proved to be, in retrospect it may turn out to have had at least this one silver lining.
The Corporate Food System Is Making the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
COVID-19 is so dangerous to food security because the global supply chain was insecure to begin with. Could we remake it?