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mRNA vaccines: Pros and cons

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Will the Chauvin trial lead to a change in U.S. law enforcement?

Editor's note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at college and university level for ov

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The West's campaign against Chinese COVID-19 vaccines distorts facts

Editor's note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkley. He conducted archaeological and anthropological resea

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U.S. cultivating 'rebel forces' around the world

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The Arab Spring was a tragic experiment in 'American-style democracy'

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U.S. mass incarceration is a gross human rights violation

The California State Prison. /VCG Editor's note:Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkley. He conducted arc

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U.S. treatment of Native Americans is a gross human rights violation

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U.S. exploitation of immigrant labor is a gross human rights violation

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U.S. discrimination against Asians is rooted in deep-seated racism

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A selective freedom of speech is what some Western countries uphold

Border police help herders drive yaks in winter pastures in Akto County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, December 19, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs com

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Looking at Premier Li's govt work report from a foreign perspective

The fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 20

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The West's double standard on patriotism

Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, S China, December 21, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Calif

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Flagrant human rights violations characterize the U.S.

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What the U.S. can learn from China

Getty Editor's note: Dennis Etler is a current affairs commentator who holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of California, Berkley. He conducted archaeological and anthropolog

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Withdrawal from the WHO hampers the U.S. fight against COVID-19

04:21 Editor's note: Recently, President Donald Trump announced U.S.' withdrawal from the World Health Organization over its response to China's handling of the COVID-19. Will such mov

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What are the contributors of the current U.S. chaos?

06:18 Editor's note: The death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died while in custody as a police officer knelt on his neck, is definitely not an isolated incident of polic

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Stigmatizing China cannot be a fig leaf for America's failure

04:01 Editor's note: On March 27, the U.S. became the country with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world. However, there are still a number of congressmen-proposed bills to bl