Joshua Hanks

Joshua Hanks

China reforms take on Big TechChina reforms take on Big Tech

China reforms take on Big Tech

Over the past several months, the Western media have grown increasingly alarmed over reforms in China that significantly rein in…

August 3, 2021
Workers’ power on display as Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space stationWorkers’ power on display as Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station

Workers’ power on display as Chinese astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station

China’s new Tiangong space station received its first three astronauts June 17, marking a major milestone in the country’s rapid…

June 21, 2021
‘Lab leak’ conspiracy signals: New Cold War against China‘Lab leak’ conspiracy signals: New Cold War against China

‘Lab leak’ conspiracy signals: New Cold War against China

Shortly after the Dec. 30, 2019, announcement by the Wuhan Municipal Health Authority that a dangerous new respiratory infection had…

June 2, 2021
Imperialist countries create global vaccine apartheid, prolonging pandemicImperialist countries create global vaccine apartheid, prolonging pandemic

Imperialist countries create global vaccine apartheid, prolonging pandemic

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the scale of inequality under capitalism has come sharply into focus.…

April 26, 2021
Vaccines highlight differences between capitalism and socialismVaccines highlight differences between capitalism and socialism

Vaccines highlight differences between capitalism and socialism

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear which countries had effective responses to the spread of the virus,…

April 12, 2021
Portland, Ore. — Police stop hungry people from retrieving food from dumpsterPortland, Ore. — Police stop hungry people from retrieving food from dumpster

Portland, Ore. — Police stop hungry people from retrieving food from dumpster

Portland, Ore.  As a massive winter storm swept across the U.S. last week, knocking out power from Oregon to Texas…

February 22, 2021
China replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific powerChina replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific power

China replacing U.S. as world’s leading scientific power

The first day of December saw two major scientific events: the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, and China’s Chang’e…

December 7, 2020
Portland’s people out organize fascist groupsPortland’s people out organize fascist groups

Portland’s people out organize fascist groups

Portland, Ore. People in this city — the scene of many past rallies by violent fascist groups — squared off…

September 28, 2020
U.S. plays paper tiger in tech cold war against TikTokU.S. plays paper tiger in tech cold war against TikTok

U.S. plays paper tiger in tech cold war against TikTok

TikTok, the wildly popular social media app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has become one of the primary battlefields…

September 21, 2020
100 days of Portland protests as anti-racists defy police, fascist terror100 days of Portland protests as anti-racists defy police, fascist terror

100 days of Portland protests as anti-racists defy police, fascist terror

This city marked 100 consecutive days of anti-racist, anti-police protests on Sept. 5. The protests have shifted away from downtown…

September 8, 2020