The left must oppose the US cold war on China and not sit on the fence
The left in the US and the rest of the West must reject the US government’s claim that our enemy is China and instead understand that the enemy is at home.
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The difference between the US and China’s response to COVID-19 is staggering
The US continues to have the largest total number of cases of COVID-19. In the last month, China has had zero domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases.
The difference in their response to COVID-19 is staggering.
Pompeo is standing on thin ice – and its melting
Mike Pompeo’s recent condemning the environmental impact of the Chinese economy is a spectacular own goal. It draws attention to how badly the US itself is failing to deal with climate breakdown.
Two analyses by Jude Woodward of the US cold war against China
British China expert Jude Woodward, who sadly passed away recently, had given us the essential The US versus China, Asia’s new cold war? Moreover she left us two documents, which will give us an insight into the true nature of the US-China contradiction in 2020, during and after the COVID-19 crisis as well, which can be read here.
Trump puts Black Lives Matter in the crosshairs in nakedly racist campaign
The Black Lives Matter movement has become the focus of attacks for Trump’s election campaign. He cannot campaign on the economy, nor on his own handling of the coronavirus crisis and he might attempt some international provocation before polling day.
The Black Lives Matter movement has remained resilient and its protests continue.
The central banks prepare to deliver another blow to workers and the poor
Already reeling from job losses and pay cuts, workers and those on fixed incomes will see their living standards fall even further, if central bankers’ policy to increase inflation is successful.