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Intellectual Property Cause of Covid Death, Genocide

Refusal to temporarily suspend several WTO intellectual property provisions to accelerate broad progress against the pandemic is genocide.

Myanmar Coup and Fast Fashion: Sanctions Would Harm Poor Textile Workers

Last week’s military coup has reduced Myanmar’s attractiveness as a source of supply for the fast fashion industry.

America, the Unreliable Superpower: Can Biden Shore Up Its Record?

Biden promises to go back to a US superpower old normal that was still a pretty unsettling ride for our allies.

Michael Hudson – Changes in Super Imperialism

Michael Hudson recaps his classic Super Imperalism and extends it to the 21st century struggle for dominance among the US, China, and Russia.

COVID-19 Is Pushing Migrants Back to Their Home Countries

With Covid-19 driving many migrants to return to their countries of origin, governments need to implement better reintegration plans.

“They Left Us Starving”: How the Fashion Industry Abandoned Its Workers

Yves here. Many associate sweatshops in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh with “fast fashion,” aka the close-to-disposable frocks made by the likes of H&M. As this article explains, the use of ultra-cheap labor extends much further up the fashion food food chain. And these poorly-paid workers get thrown to the curb when orders fall off. By […]

Will North Korea Explode After Biden Becomes President?

North Korea is in even more of an economic mess than before. Will that lead to more brinksmanship?

Notes on Covid: New Variants in Brazil and South Africa, Herd Immunity Fails in Manaus, Success in Vietnam

Realism on covid variants and immunity, the failure of herd immunity in Manaus, and how Vietnam fought Covid and won.

Brexit: Wheels Coming Off

Brexit pains are becoming more and more evident.

Right to Repair: Saves Consumers Money, Promotes Local Jobs Rather than Global Supply Chains

U.S. PIRG resport says adopting broad right to repair provisions would save U.S. housholds money and promote local employment.

The Economic Impact of Ancient Colonisation

How ancient colonizers left an enduring economic footprint, even at the local level.

2021: Year of Living Dangerously?

Does the West recognize how many emerging economies are dangerously close to breaking points? Can they control their bad neoliberal reflexes?

Disruption of Seaborne Trade in South East Asia: A Quantitative Analysis

Restrictions to shipping due to military sanctions could have large negative effects on economic welfare for countries all over the world, including oil exporters such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia