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Only when China and the United States elevate the threat of climate change above their geopolitical rivalry will it be possible to avert disaster.

When China and the United States cooperate, the two countries and the world will benefit; when China and the United States are in confrontation, the two countries and the world will suffer, Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping to Pres. Joe Biden, Sept. 10, 2021

Reader Comments: $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill; USPS Postal Banking; Democrats in Congress; Covid Restrictions Still Needed; China; New Films: Young Lords; Harold Washington; more resources; ....

From Brazil: Deep thoughts on electoral politics and fighting fascism

Labor unrest, European elections, signs of a people's war in Myanmar, and a left perspective on vaxxing

A reckoning with America’s failed national security policy is long overdue. America’s current vision of security has been ruinous both to the world and to the American people. A different future is possible.

They weren’t kidding when they called Afghanistan the “graveyard of empires.” That cemetery has just taken another imperial body. And it wasn’t pretty, was it? Not that anyone should be surprised. Even after 20 years of preparation, a burial never is

At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.

Why many scientists say it’s unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a “lab leak”