Far-right governments are rolling back environmental regulations, while international climate talks stall amid the crisis. But climate activists see opportunity.
How COVID-19 Could Impact the Climate Crisis
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China
The Next Pandemic
We will always play catch-up with these wily viruses if we continue our all-out war on the environment.
The Coronavirus and China-U.S. Relations
The two countries have a golden opportunity to bridge their divide and fight a common enemy.
Coronavirus and the Death of ‘Connectivity’
The Great Recession could have killed globalization, but China emerged as the champion of a new global “connectivity.” With the coronavirus, that phase is finished.
What the Coronavirus Says about Us
Trump’s message to governors on lifesaving medical equipment — “get it yourselves” — is grimly appropriate in a country without national health care.
The Global Media and COVID-19
The media has helped spread panic more often than useful information.
Will the Coronavirus Kill Globalization?
The Spanish flu helped herald the collapse of the first wave of modern globalization. A century later, could the coronavirus do the same?
Duterte Does the Right Thing for a Change
He might be the devil incarnate, but Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte is beginning the process of ending over 120 years of colonial subjugation.
China’s Economy Is Powerful, But Deeply Vulnerable
China’s rapid growth has reduced poverty and produced prosperity — as well as skyrocketing inequality, ecological catastrophe, and dangerous financial bubbles.
As the Decade Closes, the Power of Protest Endures
Despite the dashed hopes of the early 2010s, social movements are still winning important fights — and building a framework for human survival.