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Trump’s escalating trade wars and military ambitions

April 10, 2025 Gary Wilson

Tariffs spike to 125% on China amidst market chaos On April 9, President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with new reciprocal tariffs but then, within hours, announced a reversal, suspending the new tariffs for […]

Against fascism: New book challenges Trump’s ‘populist’ label

April 3, 2025 Gary Wilson

You might clench your teeth just like I do when someone calls Donald Trump a populist. As the new book — “Against fascism: Reclaiming populism’s legacy for today’s class struggle” — points out, that’s using […]

Pentagon downplays Elon Musk visit for secret China war plans

March 23, 2025 Gary Wilson

In a rare public denial from the highest levels of government, the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and President Donald Trump all swiftly responded to reports that tech billionaire Elon Musk was scheduled to receive […]

European Court rules Ukraine guilty in Odessa massacre

March 20, 2025 Gary Wilson

On March 13, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a scathing ruling, holding Ukraine responsible in the massacre of scores of anti-Maidan activists in Odessa on May 2, 2014. This ruling has received limited […]

U.S. financial warfare: Sanctions target Russia and China

March 2, 2025 Gary Wilson

Donald Trump may appear to conduct the White House as if it were part of “The Apprentice” television series — he’s rumored to have said “You’re fired” to Zelensky. His Secretary of Education is Linda […]

AI for the people? How China’s AI development challenges U.S. big tech

February 17, 2025 Gary Wilson

The following text is based on a talk given by Gary Wilson at the “Deep Seek and the Challenge to U.S. Technological Hegemony” webinar on Feb. 16, hosted by the Friends of Socialist China and […]

Weaponizing the dollar: Trump’s tariff tactics as economic warfare

February 3, 2025 Gary Wilson

On Feb. 1, President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, signaling the start of a potential global trade war. Dubbed “Tariffs to Protect Americans,” the policy sets a 25% […]

Trump blames workers as military operations lead to deadly Reagan Airport crash

January 31, 2025 Gary Wilson

A catastrophic mid-air collision on Jan. 29 sent a commercial jet and a military helicopter crashing into the Potomac River, killing all 67 people on the jet and in the helicopter. The disaster is now […]

Open source vs. closed doors: How China’s DeepSeek beat U.S. AI monopolies

January 26, 2025 Gary Wilson

China’s DeepSeek AI has just dropped a bombshell in the tech world. While U.S. tech giants like OpenAI have been building expensive, closed-source AI models, DeepSeek has released an open-source AI that matches or outperforms […]

Did Trump ‘fix’ TikTok? Users report censorship after outage

January 23, 2025 Gary Wilson

On Jan. 19, after a 12-hour outage, TikTok resumed service for its U.S. users, but many noticed what they believe to be a shift in their experience. Shortly after regaining access on Sunday, creators began […]