War is not innate to humanity; it is learned culturally, and intentional systems of peace can prevent it from happening, according to anthropological research. We are living at a critical time in the history of humanity in which preventing and divesting from war are essential to our future existence
U.S. Leaders Are Split on China Policy
By Richard D. Wolff On the one hand, U.S. policy aims to constrain China’s economic, political, and military development because it has now become the United States’ chief economic competitor and thus enemy. On the other hand, U.S. policy seeks to secure the many benefits to the United States of its companies’ trade with and […]
Learning From History, if We Dare
By Gary M. Feinman The New Gilded Age, wars along the Russian border, a global pandemic, battles for women’s rights, even the Titanic: history does rhyme with the present. Yet as former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert once observed: “If history tells us anything, it’s that we never learn from history.” That’s something we can […]
It’s Hard for Americans to Engage in China-Bashing Without Tripping on Contradictions
By Richard D. Wolff The contradictions of China-bashing in the United States begin with how often it is flat-out untrue. The Wall Street Journal reports that the “Chinese spy” balloon that President Joe Biden shot down with immense patriotic fanfare in February 2023 did not in fact transmit pictures or anything else to China. White House economists […]
The World Economy Is Changing—the People Know, but Their Leaders Don’t
By Richard D. Wolff The year 2020 marked parity between the total GDP of the G7 (the U.S. plus allies) and the total GDP of the BRICS group (China plus allies). Since then, the BRICS economies grew faster than the G7 economies. Now a third of total world output comes from the BRICS countries while […]
Market Fundamentalism’ Is an Obstacle to Social Progress
Social Progress is linked to the Economy
The Debt Ceiling Debate Is a Massive Deception Against the Public
The debt ceiling deceptions favor corporations over individuals and the richest individuals over the rest of us
The Emerging New World Economy
The emerging new world economy displays the unity of opposites and contradictions. Four major developments can illustrate them and underscore their interactions.
Why News of Population Decline and Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
Populatin decline and economic slowdown may not be bad things.
LA Schools’ Lowest-Paid Workers Walk Out, With Teachers by Their Side
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike March 21-23, 2023, for the first time in four years, shutting down the nation’s second-largest school district for three rain-soaked days.
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