Full Article On the Eurasian landmass, this is a reversal of historic proportions. In 1914, the GDP per capita of the Tsarist Empire was approximately three times China’s; by the 1970s, it was six. […] Forty years later, in terms of purchasing power …
a faraway land to project one’s romanticized hopes
Taiwanese journalist and insomniac Brian Hioe examines the recent ‘China and the Left’ conference with long critique titled “Manichaeism with Chinese Characteristics.” Originally a 500+ live tweet marathon, Hioe details the many questionable assertions…
The problem is bigger than Keir Starmer – Labour’s centrists have run out of ideas | Andy Beckett
The leader’s long essay has a few bright notes, but it shows again that it’s his wing of the party that has failed to ‘modernise’These ought to be good times for the British centre left. A divisive Tory government is running into trouble. The Labour le…
China vs. Capitalism
Xi Jinping Aims to Rein In Chinese Capitalism, Hew to Mao’s Socialist Vision Mr. Xi’s conviction: Chinese socialism under sole control of the party will prevail over U.S.-style capitalism. …when the Chinese Communist party celebrated its centenary on…
Eat the rich! Why millennials and generation Z have turned their backs on capitalism
Nearly eight out of 10 of young Britons blame capitalism for the housing crisis and two-thirds want to live under a socialist economic system. How did that happen?The young are hungry and the rich are on the menu. This delicacy first appeared in the 18…
Paris is taking space back from cars. Here’s how.
The Liberation of Paris From Cars Is Working – “The French capital is quickly cutting automobiles out of daily life. David Belliard is the deputy mayor behind it.”[1,2] (previously) Over the past six years, Paris has done more than almost any city in t…
It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile
Enough with the GDP — it’s time to measure genuine progress – “Unlike GDP, the Genuine Progress Indicator is designed to measure economic performance from the perspective of ordinary American households, not corporations or Wall Street investors.”[1,2]…
Socialism for Me But Not for Thee
The founder of socialist magazine Current Affairs, Nathan J. Robinson, has fired most of the staff for trying to start a worker co-op.
The balance of power among Labour’s factions is shifting under Keir Starmer | Sienna Rodgers
With various left and soft left groups on the sidelines, the party’s right is in the ascendantRecent developments in the Labour party have once again highlighted how, despite the leader’s promise to end factionalism, internal divisions are alive and we…