Ian Goodrum
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ian Goodrum
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World
Less talk, more action: Between Trump and Xi, the contrast is clear
May 21, 2020Trump dishes out more blame for his own COVID-19 failures; Xi dishes out $2 billion to help the world fight the virus.
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Opinion
Lab lies: U.S. continues disinformation campaign about Wuhan virus lab
May 11, 2020As COVID-19 maintains its devastating spread throughout the world, it has found an unlikely ally: the United States government.
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Opinion
Charges of coronavirus ‘cover-up’ in China distract from Trump administration’s failed response
April 21, 2020There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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World
Trump’s “blame China” campaign is an effort to dodge responsibility
April 3, 2020First, China was doing too much to stop the coronavirus. Now, U.S. media and government officials are saying it didn’t do enough. Ian Goodrum asks them to make up their minds.
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Opinion
“Chinese virus?” Trump’s petty name game puts lives at risk
March 20, 2020Viruses have no hidden agenda, no nationality. Pretending otherwise breaks up international solidarity at a time when it’s needed most.
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Opinion
Coronavirus epidemic responses reveal differences in capitalist and socialist values
March 13, 2020The epidemic is laying bare the shortcomings of a system that prioritizes private profit over public health.
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Opinion
Protest hypocrisy: U.S. media’s double standard on Hong Kong and Bolivia demos
December 2, 2019If you were on that strictly limited diet of Western media, you'd think the only protests on the planet were happening in Hong Kong.
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Opinion
Congressional bill on Hong Kong lays bare U.S.’ colonial ambitions
November 4, 2019As Iran, Chile, Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela, and countless other countries have learned, U.S. dedication to “democracy” only lasts as long as you’re willing to do its bidding.
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