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Revolutionary Possibility
China Miéville’s October depicts the transformative hope of revolution.
The Epoch of the Epoch Times
Their business is attacking China and promoting right-wing political tropes — and business is booming.
Wouldn’t It Be Nice to Live in a Society With No “Kill Line”?
For many in the United States, life is bleak — so bleak that some look to China and see an alternative, decently functioning society that doesn’t allow its citizens to fall below a “kill line.”
Why Australia Marched to War
How Iraq brought Australia into America’s war machine — just in time for a showdown with China.
Sea Change
There remains a fortune to be made at sea — but no longer in Somalia. Modern pirates have turned their attention to the Singapore Strait and the South China Sea.
Searching for an Alternative to Neoliberalism and Right-Wing Nationalism
From Brexit to Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s anti-China policies, elites are offering their own challenges to the free-trade consensus — just as they did during the early 20th century’s pushback against “globalism.”
Taiwan’s History Shows Why We Need a Global Democratic Order
Taiwan has been subject to the machinations of great powers for much of its history. A better international order would ensure that all nations, big and small, have an equal voice in the global arena.
Jeffrey Epstein Wanted More War
New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.
What’s Behind the Trade War?
Trump’s burgeoning trade war is more about asserting US dominance in the world than helping American workers.
“We Have to Move to a Post-Capitalist System”
World-renowned scholar Walden Bello on the financialization of the Chinese economy, the middle-class roots of far-right movements, and the urgent need for a radical alternative to capitalism's crises.
We Live in a World of Growing Imperialist Rivalries
Both US and Chinese leaders play down the prospects of a new Cold War — but they never sound convincing. Vast shifts in the world economy are driving a new imperialist rivalry, for which a series of regional wars are creating dangerous flash points.
The American Empire Isn’t in Decline
The foreign policy establishment remains confident it can steer the US into a new age of global hegemony.
The Taiwanese Way
Taiwan's recent election was a referendum on its past — and a battle for its future.
German Deindustrialization Is Self-Inflicted
Germany is in the midst of an industrial job loss wave worse than the one during COVID. The Right blames the green transition, and parts of the Left blame the Ukraine war. But the real cause is the shortsightedness of Germany’s political elite.
Europe and the US Are Drifting Apart and It Isn’t Just Because of Trump
Donald Trump is often blamed for the US’s hostility toward the EU, but the roots of the rift run deeper. Europe’s manufacturing-heavy economy and tough regulation of US tech have put it on a collision course with Washington.
Mussolini in Beijing
The Chinese model of state-directed capitalism is coming apart — and it’s unleashing a new authoritarianism.
Where Things Stand in Hong Kong
Why is Beijing so worried about the Hong Kong protests? Because they know that the movement, now in its twentieth week, could become a symbol of democratic resistance that all disenfranchised people in the region could rally behind.
The War in Ukraine Has Exposed Germany’s Strategic Quagmire
The war in Ukraine has renewed talk of Germany’s role in leading Europe — but also increased its economic and even foreign policy reliance on Washington. As bloc tensions rise, talk of an independent European superpower sounds like empty boasting.
A More Graceful American Decline
The US trade war is a result of domestic elites’ refusal to accept America’s relative decline. The recent experience of Japan shows how economic decline can be managed.