China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm
Underpaid and overworked, drivers for food delivery apps like Meituan and Ele.me are speaking out about brutal hours and dangerous conditions.
Aug 21, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests
The authorities are using unprecedented police brutality and selective arrests to silence pent-up public demands for more democratic governance.
Aug 21, 2019 / Ilaria Maria Sala
Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China Steve Bannon’s Foreign Policy Crusade Against China
Bannon joins forces with neocons and re-forms the Committee on the Present Danger to focus on China.
Aug 5, 2019 / James Carden
Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda Why Confrontation With China Threatens the Progressive Agenda
Playing up the China threat might look like a no-brainer for Democrats trying to beef up their foreign policy credentials. But the strategy could backfire.
Aug 1, 2019 / Jake Werner
The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal The Case for a Coercive Green New Deal
Only a massive, democratically elected administrative apparatus can stop climate change.
Jul 30, 2019 / John Feffer
The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong
Why is Marco Rubio doing more than the Democratic Party to support the people of Hong Kong?
Jul 10, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho
South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators
Music has been an integral part of Korea’s long march toward democracy. Today, it’s an inspiration for freedom throughout Asia.
Jul 3, 2019 / T.K. Park
Trump Is Accelerating America’s Decline Trump Is Accelerating America’s Decline
Global confidence in the US has fallen under the current administration, amid an expanding Chinese-Russian alliance.
Jul 2, 2019 / Dilip Hiro
Trump Is Our First Declinist President Trump Is Our First Declinist President
His cynical treatment of our world is dragging us all backward.
Jun 17, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities Duterte’s Chinese-Funded Dam Will Displace Indigenous Communities
An ambitious plan to improve Manila’s water shortage is leaving Filipino villagers high and dry.
Jun 13, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall