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As President Donald Trump arrives in China to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, American lawmakers are trying to shut Chinese carmakers out of U.S. markets for good.  Thanks to a mix of tariffs and other import regulations, it’s been effectively impossible for American consumers to purchase a Chinese car. In January 2025, the Biden administration’s Commerce Department ratcheted up restrictions by issuing a final rule prohibiting the sale and import of connected vehicles—cars that use systems like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and satellite connectivity—and connected vehicle parts from China and Russia. The rule went into effect in March 2025,…

The scholarship will be awarded to  “the student of journalism who has demonstrated an understanding of journalism as a humane profession independent of all vested interests to serve the public, not media proprietors.” John Pilger speaking in Sydney in 2016. (Cathy Vogan) By Joe LauriaSpecial to Consortium News Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia has announced the establishment of the John Pilger Scholarship to help a new generation of journalists learn to serve the public and not powerful interests, as exemplified by the long career of one of the greatest journalists of his generation. Pilger was a print reporter, documentary filmmaker…

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted this cartoon of himself with ‘Coalie,’ a lump of coal. Interior Secretary Doug Burgam/X If you follow the Trump administration’s social media posts, you might spot its new mascot: a cartoon lump of coal with big eyes and babylike features. “Coalie” sparked a backlash almost as soon as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum debuted it for the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement in early 2026. Coalie’s design draws on a type of Japanese anime called Kawaii, a word meaning “cute” or “adorable.” It’s the latest in the White House’s efforts to pass off coal…

President Donald Trump said that he would “finish the job” against Iran unless they accept a deal soon to end the Iran War, which Wednesday entered its 36th day of ceasefire. Speaking to reporters Tuesday before departing for China on Air Force One, Trump said that Iran will “either do the right thing, or we’ll finish the job.” Asked about pressure to end the war due to rising prices, Trump said, “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situations.”  “I don’t think about anybody,” he added. “I think about one thing: we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all.”…

An Unlikely Hero Rises, Forged in Fire Source link

Every single day that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, the damage that is being done to the global economy is getting even worse. But the full consequences of the global oil crisis that we are facing will not be felt for a while because nations all over the globe are still running through their strategic oil reserves. And the full consequences of the global fertilizer crisis that we are facing will not be felt until harvest season. So don’t judge the severity of this emergency by what we are experiencing at this moment, because the truth is that what…

Racism Has No Place in Medicine Source link

Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box Source link

The Producer Price Index (PPI) report published Wednesday reported 6.0 percent producer inflation year-over-year in April. This is the highest since December 2022 under the Biden Administration. The month-over-month reading also increased to 1.4 percent, a similar high to that of March 2022. Subscribe Today Get daily emails in your inbox The Bureau of Labor Statistics report said that the “40 percent of the April advance in prices for final demand goods can be attributed to a 15.6-percent increase in the index for gasoline,” noting that fuels and industrial chemicals also rose significantly.  Producer inflation runs ahead of…

The apparent widespread popularity of Nayib Bukele’s government (regime) acts as a sophisticated media smokescreen. Under the guise of effectiveness lies the deliberate dismantling of the rule of law and the deepening of social precariousness that the regime attempts to render invisible. Physical security, achieved through the permanent suspension of civil liberties, is a mirage that sacrifices social justice and due process in favor of a one-man hegemony and becomes a kind of war on the poor, paradoxically endorsed by them. In El Salvador, following the governments of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) between 2009 and 2019 and…