Beijing can fund itself cheaply and almost indefinitely – and thus can outlast the U.S. grand strategy to contain China. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum [...]
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the Middle East Bureau Chief and [...]
How well will western societies be able to cope with the enormous social, economic and even security stresses that they can expect over the next five years or so? Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to [...]
The Neo-Nazi problem in Ukraine is not simply a Kremlin invention. Marta Havryshko is a U.S.-based author and researcher focused on Ukrainian nationalism, the far right, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. Havryshko holds a PhD in [...]
Ben Gvir beating and humiliating flotilla activists is not an anomaly, it’s a product of the rise of the Israeli far-right which has been long in the making. Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: [...]
Profits are rising because the labour share is falling. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Picture by Jakub Hałun At the end of [...]
As Europe’s population ages, the elderly are becoming an ever larger voting bloc, a growing “grey power” which is already reconfiguring political priorities. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist and researcher from Scotland, who lives in [...]
The Paris Commune took place 155 years ago and only lasted 72 days but it still has valuable lessons to offer anyone thinking of making a revolution happen today. Kevin Guillas-Cavan is the France Research Fellow [...]
Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, [...]
