Police brutality against African-Americans in the U.S. has a long lineage – and shows no sign of stopping.
Hong Kong and Beijing: A Tale of Two Cities
The current protests show that Hong Kongers aren’t just interested in money, and mainland elites worry that Hong Kong won’t remain a separate territory where they can safely store their money.
US: Police Systematically Out of Control
The far too liberal use of deadly force by police in a conservative country.
COVID 19 in Latin America: Another Populist´s Rude Awakening
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro isn’t the only powerful politician in Latin America who is challenging fate with his management style for the pandemic.
UK: Boris Johnson Digs In Over Dominic Cummings Affair and Brexit
Dominic Cummings, die-hard Brexiteer and UK sovereignty fetishist, is now part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s problems — and no longer a solution.
Argentina: Greed, Bonds, COVID and Your Cash
Argentina has defaulted on its debts, again. Will the IMF and investors be merciful?
How Financial Triumphalists Destabilize the US Economy
As long as the Wall Street triumphalists’ unreflected “why worry?” thinking remains the norm, the urgently needed pursuit of a U.S. economic reform agenda will go nowhere.
The Globalist Chartroom: Peak China
A collection of charts, graphs and maps exploring what China leads the world in.
Two Sessions – One Outcome?
For the first time since Mao passed away in 1976, China does not expect tomorrow to be better than today.
Merkel’s European Legacy
In the twilight of her career, will the German chancellor manage to produce a grand European compromise between the Northern “frugals” and the Southerners?























