• Michele Bachmann to China: The buck stays here

    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?
  • Michele Bachmann defends the holy dollar

    The Minnesota congresswoman introduces legislation to protect the greenback from the new world order meddling of Tim Geithner, the Benedict Arnold of treasury secretaries.
  • Save the Alabama condom!

    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.
  • Reading the semiconductor tea leaves

    Short-term blip or the future of the global economy? China's government stimulates domestic sales of high-tech gadgets.
  • Real socialists know how to execute a stimulus

    While the U.S. tip-toes its way to an economic recovery, China barrels ahead.
  • The U.S. economy is freaking China out

    Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is "worried" about his country's trillion-dollar loan to the U.S. Is that a threat?
  • "We hate you guys"

    China will keep buying U.S. Treasuries. But not without some complaints
  • Rich man, poor man, recycling man

    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
  • East beats West for that new car smell

    China outpaces the U.S. in auto sales for the first time.
  • Worst crisis since the Depression? Is not! Is too!

    1982's low point makes current woes look mild, says the New York Times. But that's not a useful comparison.
  • No more "wars of choice"

    If the Democrats will stop trying to out-hawk the Republicans, the Obama administration can begin rebuilding America's economy and military -- and international image.
  • The Chinese way of transgenic rice

    Are Asians less fearful of genetically modified organisms than Europeans?
  • A Chinese blog explosion

    China gained 88 million Internet users in 2008. Online political dissent also jumped. That can't be an accident.
  • The problem with cheap oil

    The price may fall still farther in 2009. Be careful what you wish for.
  • A name China scholars will remember

    John "Beginning Chinese" DeFrancis passes away. Who knew he once tangled with Senator Joe McCarthy?
  • The Chinese export train goes off the tracks

    What happens to the Chinese Communist Party's mandate to rule, if their economy mirrors the crash in the U.S.?
  • The recycling recession

    The economics of recycling don't seem to work so well in a bad economy. Does that mean we need out-of-control growth to make sustainability work?
  • Marxist-Leninist Mao Zedong Ultraman to the rescue!

    Who will dominate the ideological information technology battle of the future. The U.S.? China? Or is the game already over?
  • What will make Obama a great president

    He must make the U.S. a world leader in global warming solutions. Then he must inspire China to follow suit.
  • The Chinese superstar

    A badminton bad boy who is a demon with a shuttlecock -- but has the smile of an angel.
  • The Wal-Mart trade deficit

    As the U.S. economy craters, Wal-Mart throws a lifeline to China.
  • Biofuels to the rescue

    In China a big grain harvest is pushing prices down and imperiling farmers' livelihoods. Time to prescribe some ethanol?
  • Acid rain loves a good recession

    In China, cleaning up coal-fired power plants suddenly isn't such a great business
  • Chinese advice for the next U.S. president

    China wants to be more involved in running the global economy. But the U.S. just wants China to consume more.
  • The return of the Third World

    Next up on the global economy catastrophe hit-list: Emerging economies. Let's be fair: They need a bailout, too
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