Tag: Politics

  • An Accident Waiting to Happen: NATO Looks to Asia

    Since the end of the Cold War, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has distinctly strayed from its original purpose.  It has become, almost shamelessly, the vessel and handmaiden of US power, while its burgeoning expansion eastwards has done wonders to upend the applecart of stability. From that upending, the alliance started bungling.  It engaged, without […]

  • A Bankrupt Calculus: Sending Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

    There is a certain desperation in the logic of those who argue that a depraved solution has merit because it’s only slightly less depraved than that of the opponent.  Torture is bad but should still be used because your adversary feels free to resort to it. Only do so, however, via judicial warrant.  Bombing hospitals […]

  • Trade Reciprocity

    China recently passed the Foreign Relations Law, which lays out foreign policy with an aim to “multipolarity.” The West is freaking out about it saying that it is a power grab. We have a guest to break down the anti-China rhetoric today. Carl Zha is the host of the “Silk and Steel Podcast” focusing on […]

  • NYC Pizzerias Get a Slice of Carbon Reductionism

    You may or may not like pizza. You may not eat it for health reasons or personal dietary reasons. I’m not here right now to debate anyone’s eating choices. Rather, I wanna comment on an article sent to me by a friend/subscriber named Lucine: “NYC Bans Delicious Pizza for Climate Change” Once again, the Powers […]

  • Norman Finkelstein: A National Treasure?

    Norman Finkelstein: A National Treasure?

    Among the most dangerous people in the US are those who actually once fervently believed the foundational myths of the country’s social and political order. It’s the true believers — we who are schooled on republican virtues, democratic procedures, universal equality, and fair play that are said to be deeply embedded in the US experience […]

  • Suggestions for Progressives to Become Stronger

    Though reluctant to admit it publicly, for the sake of morale and status, progressive citizen group leaders taking on the corporate supremacists and their political lackeys are in hard times. With few exceptions, they are neither adjusting with bolder strategies and tactics nor growing fast enough to spin off new divisions and groups. On the […]

  • The World Needs a New Socialist Development Theory

    The World Needs a New Socialist Development Theory

    Over the course of the past century, substantial changes have taken place in debates about social development. Dossier no. 66, The World Needs a New Socialist Development Theory, examines the historical evolution of development theory over four distinct eras, analyses the obstacles that stand in the way of development today, identifies processes that have the potential […]

  • Something’s Gotta Give: Imran Khan versus the Pakistan Military 

    The internet was flooded with alarming images, showcasing an unprecedented backlash against the military establishment. Supporters of Imran from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, known as PTI supporters, engaged in destructive activities such as storming the General Headquarters and causing havoc at the Lahore Corps Commander’s residence. They also defaced military monuments and properties across […]

  • The Rice Bowl of the Chinese People Is Held Firmly in Their Hands

    The Rice Bowl of the Chinese People Is Held Firmly in Their Hands

    Fan Wennan (China), 中国 2098: 太阳照常升起 (‘China 2098: The Sun Rises Just the Same’), 2019–2022. At the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), member states decided to replace the Millennium Development Goals (established in 2000) with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first SDG was to ‘end poverty in […]

  • Is China’s Export Control a Precise Counterattack against US, Japan and the Netherlands?

    Is China’s Export Control a Precise Counterattack against US, Japan and the Netherlands?

    A 2-inch (50.8 mm) gallium oxide wafer is displayed at Hangzhou International Science and Technology Innovation Center of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province on May 30, 2022. Photo: VCG The measures taken by China in recent years to safeguard national security and interests have often been subjected to excessive interpretation and reaction from the […]

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