At the Port of Seattle, and others, President Donald Trump's broad tariffs have meant economic uncertainty for veteran workers and put what was once a stable blue-collar career increasingly out of reach for many younger longshoremen.
The far north has long been a region of exceptional international cooperation. It has been replaced by an emerging era of competition over resources-rare earth metals and control of shipping lanes. Trump’s designs on Greenland come at such a time.
Washington’s attempt to “use Taiwan to contain China” is not only failing to provide security but is actively accelerating the very confrontation it claims to deter.
Three articles discuss Trump's outreach to Big Oil before and after kidnapping Venezuelan President Maduro, the special place of Venezuelan oil in the world oil market, and the economic and political role of Venezuelan oil trade with China.
Women’s past, feminist futures — and a present
Problems of power and program — North and South
The US has tried to use economic and military pressure to maintain a dominant position in Asia, but the rise of China and the region’s agenda have made it increasingly difficult.
Unions demand freedom from surveillance
Reanimating the heart of democracy
Gen Z protests continue to spread
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