political economy
Cold Peace with Russia / Cold War with China: Trump’s foreign policy agenda
February 21, 2025Trump’s former national security advisor says his old boss has no coherent ideology, but the truth is there’s a plan at work: Isolate China.
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The end of globalization? Trump’s tariff war and the battle for capitalism’s future
February 6, 2025The ruling class is split over how to deal with capitalism’s prolonged crisis, but the MAGA faction is determined to impose its protectionist solution.
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Class struggle election: The billionaires bet on Trump, but we’re betting on workers
November 4, 2024The richest families of the ruling class have spent nearly $2 billion on this election, and they’re backing Trump by a 3-to-1 margin.
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Congress for sale: Cryptocurrency firms write regulations governing their own industry
June 17, 2024If any industry ever needed more oversight, it’s the crypto business. But the industry is trying to dodge regulation—with help from Congress.
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‘Mute Compulsion’: A Danish Marxist examines the economic power of capital
June 14, 2024Why does capitalism not simply break down on its own internal contradictions?
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