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Surviving on Trump’s Dangerous Planet

by Bill McKibben, published on Substack, February 28, 2026 Editor’s Note: I don’t entirely agree with Mr. McKibben’s politics but he has a lot to say of interest in the newsletter below, starting with China’s provision of solar panels to Cuba in their moment of need. For what seems like the fiftieth time in my long life, the U.S., with[…]

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The Buzz of Beijing: Anti-Fascist Resistance Then and Now

by Dee Knight, Shanghai, September 4, 2025 *Featured Image:  International delegates to a commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Chinese Victory Against Fascism, in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province in SW China. Dee Knight is on the right. Photo by Judy Bello Beijing buzzed with excitement last weekend as leaders of friendly countries poured into Beijing from around the[…]

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Imperial Hypocrisy of the US-China Climate Talks

by Megan Russell, submitted September 25, 2024 Earlier this month, US climate envoy John Podesta met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing to discuss climate financing for the upcoming years. The US has long criticized China’s approach to confronting the climate threat, and continuously pushes Chinese leaders to do more. At the same time, US leaders label China’s[…]

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