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Biden’s bullish view of US economy “false”, laying bare its downward pressure: analysts

GT staff reporters December 16, 2022

Biden’s bullish view of US economy “false”, laying bare its downward pressure: analysts

US President Joe Biden has been peddling bullish views of the US economy, which he claimed could grow “faster than the Chinese economy this year”, the first time since 1976. But some Chinese observers pointed out that his rhetoric is false, based on the manipulation of “nominal GDP”,...more

US scheme to sustain hegemony by smearing China won’t work

Global Times December 7, 2022

US scheme to sustain hegemony by smearing China won’t work

By smearing China and sowing discord between it and other countries, US politicians often undisguisedly show their desire to continue US hegemony. Delivering a speech at the Reagan National Defense Forum on Saturday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claimed that his country will not let China reshape "its...more

Biden, Trump trade verbal attacks, escalate partisan struggle; ‘democracy fairy tale’ shattered

Yang Sheng September 9, 2022

Biden, Trump trade verbal attacks, escalate partisan struggle; ‘democracy fairy tale’ shattered

In US history, the war of words between Democrats and Republicans normally focuses on differences of policies and political ideas, but now it seems like the two sides are treating each other, and even ordinary voters, as "the enemy of the state," a "threat to democracy," and even...more

Artemis I launch canceled amid NASA chief hyping ‘space race’

Wang Qi August 31, 2022

Artemis I launch canceled amid NASA chief hyping ‘space race’

Due to the failure to troubleshoot an engine problem, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion capsule remained on the ground at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, disappointing people who gathered at the center and those who tuned in live to watch US'...more

Report on human rights violations in Middle East exposes US’ barbarity, cruelty and hypocrisy

Leng Shumei August 14, 2022

Report on human rights violations in Middle East exposes US’ barbarity, cruelty and hypocrisy

The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) on Tuesday released a report, revealing a series of crimes committed by the US in the Middle East and surrounding areas that have seriously violated the basic human rights of people and caused permanent damage and irreparable losses to countries...more

More Americans denounce Pelosi’s overstepping of boundaries on China-US relations, realize importance of ‘one-China principle’

Lin Xiaoyi August 14, 2022

More Americans denounce Pelosi’s overstepping of boundaries on China-US relations, realize importance of ‘one-China principle’

Upon ending her Asia trip on August 5, 2022, including China's Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she returns to the US "inspired," however, her ill-conceived visit has left a trail of anger and frustration in the Asian-Pacific region, with such negative emotions also sweeping across the...more

In US prison system, slavery has never ended: California Ex-prisoner

Left Review Online August 11, 2022

In US prison system, slavery has never ended: California Ex-prisoner

Editor's Note: "The lowest I got paid was nothing. The highest that I got paid was 75 cents an hour. And then they would take 55 percent of that. If I said no, I would be given another 15 years in prison." This is how Samual Brown (Brown),...more

Mandela is dead: Why hide the truth about Apartheid?

Fidel Castro August 10, 2022

Mandela is dead: Why hide the truth about Apartheid?

Maybe the empire thought that we would not honor our word when, during days of uncertainty in the past century, we affirmed that even if the USSR were to disappear Cuba would continue struggling. World War II broke out on September 1, 1939 when Nazi-fascist troops invaded Poland...more

Pelosi provocation over Taiwan leads US, the world into age of disorder and instability: Martin Jacques

Left Review Online August 2, 2022

Pelosi provocation over Taiwan leads US, the world into age of disorder and instability: Martin Jacques

Donald Trump's election as US president in November 2016 marked the end of over four decades of relative stability in US-China relations. Ever since, it has been downhill all the way with barely a pause. Five years have passed and we have seen two US presidents. It would...more

Persistence of mass shootings shows a fundamental failure of US domestic policy

Bradley Blankenship August 1, 2022

Persistence of mass shootings shows a fundamental failure of US domestic policy

Over the Easter holiday weekend in the US, there were at least 10 mass shootings across the country that left eight people dead and dozens injured. This adds to an estimated 144 total mass shootings that have taken place this year alone, according to data from Gun Violence...more

How US exploits minority workers and immigrants in agriculture and other labor-intensive industries

Left Review Online July 11, 2022

How US exploits minority workers and immigrants in agriculture and other labor-intensive industries

Editor's Note: Inmates in prisons are subject to labor exploitation, minors working as child laborers are abused, and human trafficking remains rampant: Today, more than 150 years after the abolition of slavery in the US, the above-mentioned problems still exist in the country. Some American politicians have racked...more

US monetary policy deepens global debt crisis in developing economies, including Sri Lanka

Maya Majueran May 25, 2022

US monetary policy deepens global debt crisis in developing economies, including Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is grappling with the deepest economic crisis it has ever seen. The country has defaulted on its $78 billion worth of payments to international creditors, the first time in its history since its independence. Its debt obligations for this year alone exceed $7 billion, yet Sri...more

Relentless push to expand NATO represents US’ ill-fated attempt to restore a unipolar world

Andrey Kortunov May 25, 2022

Relentless push to expand NATO represents US’ ill-fated attempt to restore a unipolar world

The ninth enlargement of the NATO alliance is perhaps the most vivid illustration of the ongoing consolidation of the Collective West. A change in the political and military-strategic status of the two formerly neutral countries in Europe, Finland and Sweden, not only completely flips the geopolitical situation in...more

US’ exclusive opposition to the biological weapons verification regime an egregious act of seeking global hegemony

Left Review Online April 15, 2022

US’ exclusive opposition to the biological weapons verification regime an egregious act of seeking global hegemony

Editor's Note: The US has ignited a war between Russia and Ukraine for its own selfish interests, the flames of war have also unveiled a darker side of the US' secret biological experimentation activities around the world. Although the US government has repeatedly claimed that it is not...more

‘They were waiting for the moment to shut down RT America’ – Chris Hedges

Wang Wenwen April 13, 2022

‘They were waiting for the moment to shut down RT America’ – Chris Hedges

As the Ukraine conflict goes on, the US has escalated its censorship of speech. Among those censored is Chris Hedges (Hedges), a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a former host for RT America. Coincidentally, he left the New York Times 17 years ago due to his vocal opposition to...more