Category Archives: Globalization

Imperialism Then and Now: Wealth, Unemployment and Insufficient Demand

Prabhat Patnaik on imperialism and capitalism: to accumulate wealth, somewhere demand must be suppressed to provide cheap inputs.

Conspiracy Theories Aside, There Is Something Fishy About the Great Reset

The Great Reset is a planned corporate takeover of global governance that affects our food, our data and our vaccines.

Biden Follows Trump On Foreign Policy

Biden’s hawkishness has resulted in his preserving many of Trump’s foreign policy positions, or worse, upping the ante on them.

Globalization, Specialization, and the Division of Labour

A new angle on why workers lose out as globalization increases.

The Tokyo Games Prove That the Olympics Are Less Relevant Than Ever

The Olympics keep getting smaller as they move further from their original ideal and become ever more commercial.

If the Food Supply Chain Collapses Will the Public Finally See Through Brexit?

So is a long expected Brexit disaster finally about to happen, now that Brits believe the disruptions are past?

It’s Time for a New International Space Treaty

With satellite traffic increasing and space tourism set to take off, the laws governing space are due for an overhaul.

Tom Englelhardt: Our Empire in Decline

Trying to understand America’s self-and-other-destructive empire fetish.

Reconstructing US-China Relations

Can the US and China be friends, or at least not so hostile? Jeffrey Sachs has some ideas.

A Round-Up of Anti-Covid Nasal Spray Research

Nasal sprays for vaccination, treatment, and prophylaxis (the last with two over-the-counter products not delivering drugs).

The Intergenerational Mortality Trade-Off of Covid-19 Lockdown Policies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Under certain circumstances, lockdowns could actually increase overall (COVID-19 plus non-COVID-19) mortality for the lowest-income countries.

Vaccine Certificates Are Making Global Travel Harder, Not Easier

Vaccine certificates were ostensibly rolled out to help facilitate cross-border travel as vaccination numbers increased. But thanks to vaccine geopolitics, the opposite is happening

A Quick Comment on China Stomping on Chinese Stock Listings in the US

Another big and costly dustup over Chinese listings in the US. But now Chinese officials signal they want broad-scale change.

‘Historic Moment’: ‘Ecocide’ Definition Unveiled by International Lawyers

If adopted, the draft law would mean individuals could be prosecuted in the International Criminal Court for causing ‘widespread or long-term damage to the environment’.