Class Struggle in the New China
Christian Parenti : China
Across China there is a rising rural and urban class struggle as the economy moves from Maoist socialism to a strange type of quasi-Maoist capitalism.
World Economy
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2008
2007
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Latin America's Shock Resistance
Recent events in the region show how societies can recover from extreme capitalism.
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Beyond the Age of Petroleum
Michael T. Klare : U.S. Economy
Welcome to the Age of Insuffiency: As oil prices hit new highs and supplies sink, our way of life will drastically change.
2006
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Free-Trade Bondage in Jordan
Kristen Gillespie : Globalization
The Jordan-US free-trade agreement was supposed to be a labor-rights model. It's been a disaster.
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China's Neoliberal Dynasty
As China's economy surges forward, so does the pileup of social contradictions: pollution, migration, crime and family dysfunction.
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Temple of Mammon, Planet of Doom
Alexander Cockburn : Banks & Banking
As we head into Summer 2006, the world capitalist system is out of control.
2005
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Bono Meets Dr. Shock
Doug Henwood : Ethical Economics
It's easy to scoff at a rock star like Bono pairing up with economist Jeffrey Sachs. But their tireless lobbying for debt relief for the poorest nations could make a real difference for the 1 billion people who live on less than a dollar a day.
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Climate and the G-8
Mark Hertsgaard : Global Warming & Climate Change
Though the G-8 leaders should subsidize zero-carbon energy sources, they should resist Bush's advocacy of nuclear energy.
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The Dreams of George Bush
Robert L. Borosage : Social Security
The boldness of Bush's ambition is matched only by the wrongheadedness of his priorities.
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Another World Turns
Alisa Solomon : Social & Economic Rights
Imagining the possibilities at the World Social Forum.
2003
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Beyond Globophobia
Doug Henwood : Economic Policy
Instead of blaming globalization for our economic ills, why not take it over?
2002
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Rebel With a Cause
Through his new organization, former World Bank economist Joesph Stiglitz hopes to do nothing less than end the World Bank and IMF's monopoly on development policy.
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Monterrey and the World
Did Monterrey represent an authentic break with the Washington consensus?
2001
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'After Dirty Air, Dirty Money'
The Bush Administration has blocked efforts to rein in offshore banking of the sort that allows people like Osama bin Laden to hide their assets.
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Hank and Citibank--A Case in Point
The Bush Administration is blocking efforts to rein in offshore banking.
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Global Apartheid
Salih Booker & William Minter : HIV & AIDS
The glacial pace of the global response to AIDS reflects an entrenched double standard characteristic of the apartheid system.
This week, what it all meant. Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel on Barack Obama's victory and the coming battle for progressive change we can believe in. (13mb mp3)
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