If we read nothing other than the mainstream media, we are likely to be persuaded that China has the world’s most robust economy, that its leadership in many aspects of international trade mirrors its strengths at home, and that its economic problems are far more manageable than are problems in the US. All those conclusions need a second look. The truth of the matter is far more complicated–and quite worrisome to many Chinese economists and sociologists.
Browsing: Opinions
Months after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, no one has been charged.
I am among the many Americans who did not vote in our elections at one time. I believe I was wrong not to do so and I will attempt to convince you current non-voters to change your mind.
On October 9, only hours after the announcement of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, a former judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Trump administration imposed its latest sanctions on the global judicial body. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “we will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate.”
How is it possible any man would ever believe gang rape is permissible? Are we at a cultural crossroads where Jane Doe’s courageous voice is sparking a resurgence of the #MeToo movement? Let’s hope so.
ICE is nothing more than terrorist who carries out the whims and notions of that little minion Stephen Miller whose goal is to make America as white as possible.
Essay 1: A Change Must Come
In the Windy City, Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells spotlighted what Washington wanted forgotten
But there is a frightening difference. In Russian roulette, the reckless player chooses to gamble with one’s life. With unregulated AI, a handful of corporate developers, technology titans, military planners, or government officials could effectively spin the cylinder for everybody else. The pistol aim is not merely at one human skull but at the nation’s entire infrastructure.
On September 24, standing in for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, told General Assembly delegates that “the promise of democracy and international cooperation wanes when we cannot demonstrate that they can address inequality and insecurity.” Thus, “together with Brazil, Norway, and Spain, South Africa calls on this Assembly to throw its weight behind the establishment” of an International Panel on Inequality (IPI). Based on the model of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPI would research inequality within and between countries and develop policies to close the widening gap between the rich and the poor.