When the term ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) debuted in the U.N.-sponsored “Who Cares Wins” report, it wasn’t virtue signaling. It was a warning: Ignoring climate change, social issues, or corporate governance questions risks undermining long-term company value. This article is your reporter’s guide to that fault line: where ESG came from; how it has been weaponized politically in the Trump administration, and why most of the world sees it as essential that it no

Tariffs have always been about more than just economics. They are tools of power and leverage, expressions of national priorities and xenophobic fears. Rick Dunham But the 2025 U.S.-China trade standoff marks a profound shift. The on-again, off-again tariff war is not just a fight over trade imbalances, but a battle over the very future of global order and the hegemonic ambitions of the world's two largest economies. It is a clash between a MAGA president and a MCGA p