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While the United States is mired in one Donald Trump controversy after another, much of the rest of the industrialized world is steadily moving into the future. Other nations can’t ignore America, but they can try to figure out new ways to proceed with less American involvement, and many of …

P eople are starting to realize where the energy future lies — as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last week, “The sun is rising on a clean energy age.” Sun, wind, and batteries made up 95 percent of new electric generation last year around the world. In May, China …

When deciding to launch a bomb (or several dozen) at another nation, it is critical to consider that even though the target of your munitions may be thousands of miles away, the geopolitical and economic fallout could extend far beyond tit-for-tat airstrikes. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump authorized potentially …

The Trump administration and China have agreed to temporarily scale back tariffs as the two nations take tentative steps towards negotiating an economic ceasefire after over a month of escalation in a trade war that has threatened the global economy. The White House announced on Monday that “in reaching an …

Dock workers and truckers who are out of work or worried about their jobs because China‘s trade with the U.S. is coming to a grinding halt “should be very optimistic and positive, because the president truthed it out,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said today. Since the punishing 145 percent tariffs …

In the early months of 2003, a film that had been building buzz on the festival circuit the year before began to make its way to American arthouses. A story of twentysomethings caught up in petty crime and the punishment of perpetual restlessness — and blessed with the English title …

Donald Trump promised that his tariff regime would bring wealth and prosperity to the nation, but as it becomes abundantly clear that the misguided economic tantrum will result in higher prices for Americans, the president is advising everyone to simply buy less stuff. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting last …

Donald Trump tried to argue that prices on gas and groceries are falling even though the numbers disprove those claims. He also encouraged Americans to buy fewer dolls and pencils as a way to deal with rising costs due to his tariff policies. “Prices are down on groceries. Prices are …

President Trump bragged that he had made “200 deals” on trade and tariffs in a recent interview, but when pressed for details, two members of his cabinet could not name a single country that has agreed to one of Trump’s alleged deals. Two weeks after he announced a 90-day pause …

The Chinese government has denied claims from President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that the two nations are engaged in productive discussions over a potential end to the trade war set off by Trump jacking up tariffs on America’s third-largest trade partner. On Thursday, the Chinese Ministry of …