The U.S. Defense Department’s annual report on China’s military power, released this week, says the PLA is accelerating modernization, but it still faces several operational challenges in executing a rapid and decisive invasion of Taiwan. Click here for the full story in Mandarin. This post was originally published on here
A Democratic National Committee official has blasted speculation that Vice President Kamala Harris will run for president again or to be the next governor of California. Lidy Li, the DNC’s Mid-Atlantic Regional chairwoman and a 2024 campaign surrogate for Harris, has been harshly critical of Democrats since they lost the presidency and Senate in the…
During his first press conference as president-elect, Donald Trump mentioned U.S.-China relations, stating, “China and the United States can together solve all of the problems of the world.” The remark quickly trended on Weibo, sparking discussions among Chinese netizens. Click here for the full story in Mandarin. This post was originally published on here
Struggling through the first and worst of my three bouts with COVID-19 during the pandemic’s early days of 2020, a time when our massive unknowing served massively, often irrationally, to elevate our fears, I received a handwritten letter from a friend, a highly decorated Green Beret who, in retirement, had become a scholar of English…
Editor’s note: Richard Bammer’s column runs every other Sunday in the Reporter. I realize it’s better to be positive about the future of the United States after the Nov. 5 election, when former President Donald Trump won not only the Electoral College vote but also the popular vote. There are days when those facts are…
After doddering, napping, and vacaying through his presidency, Joe Biden has found himself out of a job. It’s no big loss, given that he never did the job anyway, but his string-puller behind the Oval Office desk is still fuming. According to the Daily Mail: Tis the season for revenge! For President Joe Biden is…
When President-elect Donald Trump returns to public office next month, he plans to bring more than a half dozen of his personal attorneys along with him. They represented Trump in the four criminal and two civil cases brought against him after he left office, as well as in the attempt by Congress to impeach him…
How Labor Can Fight Trump’s Authoritarianism By Alex Caputo-Pearl Former United Teachers Los Angeles president Alex Caputo-Pearl lays out a “block and build” strategy for labor to defeat the rising right-wing attacks on workers and democracy in the coming Donald Trump administration. United Teachers Los Angeles members marched alongside students, parents, and allies protesting the…
Every year, countless emails hit our inboxes telling us that our personal information was accessed, shared, or stolen in a data breach. In many cases, there is little we can do. Most of us can assume that at least our phone numbers, emails, addresses, credit card numbers, and social security numbers are all available somewhere…
Look over the menagerie of LGBT movies and TV shows released in 2024 carefully enough, and you’ll find as many hidden gems as you will worsening cracks. In others words, there’s good news and bad news — but in the year’s overall impressive lineup, also a glimmer of hope. On the small screen, the seemingly…