The world's shrinking supply of oil may have disastrous effects on the economy and our security.
By Michael Klare Jun 15, 2009
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Nine years after the "Crouching Tiger" breakthrough, Asian cinema has virtually disappeared from American screens
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 25, 2009
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Seventeen Guantánamo inmates of Uighur origin may soon be leaving Cuba for Palau.
By Spiegel staff
June 10, 2009
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Two decades after the massacre in Beijing, the event remains a taboo in China.
By Andreas Lorenz
June 4, 2009
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Toyota's third-gen hybrid races ahead, while GM's embarrassing dinosaur lumbers to China. There's a moral here
By Andrew Leonard
June 2, 2009
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A new medium hits the big time: No tweeting about Tiananmen, declare the commissars
By Andrew Leonard
June 2, 2009
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Been to the gas station lately? It's not pretty. This time, speculators might really be to blame
By Andrew Leonard
June 1, 2009
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By picking the Utah governor, the president sidelined a potentially strong opponent in 2012, but the Republican will get a boost, too.
By Alex Koppelman
May 16, 2009
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For the first time in six months, the price of crude is pushing $60. Sit back and watch the economic "green shoots" wither.
By Andrew Leonard
May 12, 2009
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Banks are loaning like mad in China: When you're state-owned, you take government stimulus suggestions seriously.
By Andrew Leonard
May 6, 2009
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The Chinese spice contains the key ingredient for manufacturing the antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu. Prices are rising.
By Andrew Leonard
May 6, 2009
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China keeps growing even as the global economy melts down. The U.S. may never recover its former place atop the pecking order.
By Dilip Hiro
May 5, 2009
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Forecasts for economic growth in the Middle Kingdom are getting some big revisions upward. That global meltdown? Just a speed bump.
By Andrew Leonard
May 1, 2009
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Critics of multinational agribusiness farming practices suggest that Mexico's problems could be a result of overcrowded pigs in unsanitary conditions.
By Andrew Leonard
April 28, 2009
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Goldbugs and currency speculators are excited by a Chinese announcement that it is increasing its reserves of the shiny yellow stuff. Should the U.S. be alarmed?
By Andrew Leonard
April 24, 2009
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Green energy doesn't necessarily mean lots of new jobs, say economists. But do we even need that argument?
By Andrew Leonard
April 20, 2009
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The People's Republic yearns to dislodge the dollar from its supreme perch. But the congresswoman from Minnesota will not permit such ignominy. Who will prevail in this battle of superpowers?
By Andrew Leonard
March 31, 2009
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The Minnesota congresswoman introduces legislation to protect the greenback from the new world order meddling of Tim Geithner, the Benedict Arnold of treasury secretaries.
By Andrew Leonard
March 26, 2009
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A sexy tale of free trade, stimulus politics, cheap Chinese prophylactics and imperiled American jobs. With guest appearances from Rush, Leno and impotent Republican senators.
By Andrew Leonard
March 25, 2009
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Short-term blip or the future of the global economy? China's government stimulates domestic sales of high-tech gadgets.
By Andrew Leonard
March 24, 2009
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While the U.S. tip-toes its way to an economic recovery, China barrels ahead.
By Andrew Leonard
March 17, 2009
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Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is "worried" about his country's trillion-dollar loan to the U.S. Is that a threat?
By Andrew Leonard
March 13, 2009
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China will keep buying U.S. Treasuries. But not without some complaints
By Andrew Leonard
February 12, 2009
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In the U.S. college students volunteer to sort through trash. But in China, that's not what education is for -- at least for now
By Andrew Leonard
February 9, 2009
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China outpaces the U.S. in auto sales for the first time.
By Andrew Leonard
February 4, 2009
Goodbye to cheap oil
Exit the dragon
From Guantánamo to paradise
Tiananmen silence turns 20
Prius vs. Hummer: No contest
Twitter's moment of Chinese truth
Smart politics: Obama names Huntsman ambassador to China
The world's new superpower
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