Donald Trump Is on Course to Be One of the Worst Presidents in U.S. History

By Robert Parry / Consortium News May 1, 2017 Trump had a chance for a transformational presidency, but his decisions in his first 100 days in office have put him on an almost irreversible path to failure. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Neocons Have a Long List of Endless-War Ideas for Donald Trump

By Robert Parry / Consortium News Apr 17, 2017 The Democrats’ "Russia-made-Hillary-lose" hysteria has pushed a weakened president toward hawks who support massive U.S. military intervention worldwide. (Pictured, at center, neocon Robert Kagan.) Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The U.S. May Be Pushing Australia Into War With China

By John Pilger/ JohnPilger.com Apr 13, 2017 No one wants to bomb or occupy the U.S. ally. But that could change if America's military-industrial establishment continues to assert its global dominance with force. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Golf Diplomacy [a cartoon from the Netherlands]

Joep Bertrams, The Netherlands / Cagle Cartoons Apr 9, 2017 Dig deeper

More Names Surface in Panama Papers Leak, but Still No High-Profile Americans

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 8, 2016 Despite the heavy media coverage of the tax-havens disclosure, few Western elites have been named at this point. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

France Wonders If John Kerry Is ‘Confused’ on Upcoming Climate Talks

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Nov 13, 2015 Kerry's statement that the upcoming United Nations climate talks in Paris will result in no "legally binding" agreement on emissions reductions is being met with rebuffs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Spectacle of Life – Affirming News on the Cusp of the U.N.’s 70th Birthday

By G. Thomas Goodnight Oct 1, 2015 The convergence of a papal tour, a Chinese president’s visit, an auto executive’s resignation and a House speaker singing “Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah” has stirred the winds of civility. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

As China Rises, What Game Is President Xi Jinping Playing?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 29, 2015 During a late-March conference concerned with responding to China’s continued rise to global economic power, Western foreign policy and security experts sought to define the international statecraft being practiced by the country's leadership. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

China and U.S. Deliver Radical Climate Surprise

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Nov 13, 2014 It’s been called a historic agreement -- a game changer in the battle to combat climate change. But can China and the U.S. fulfill the promises in their announcement of plans to cut carbon emissions? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chinese Dissidents Face Jail for Dinner Party Photo

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 16, 2013 Three Chinese activists agitating for officials to make public the value of their wealth and assets will be put on trial in a "co-ordinated crackdown" that makes the limitations of an "anti-corruption push by the new government" plain, according to a Reuters report in The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Brings Chinese VP to the White House

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2012 On Tuesday, Barack Obama played host to China's Vice President Xi Jinping at the White House to discuss trade, human rights and other diplomatic topics. Why all the fuss over a VP? For one, Xi was returning a gesture that his American counterpart, Joe Biden, recently made. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )