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A Scholar’s Quest to Find the Ancestral People of the Most Influential Language on Earth
Who and where were the Proto-Indo-Europeans? Almost 450 languages spoken by 4 billion people descend from their tongue—and J.P. Mallory...

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Oct 77 min read


Understanding APEC: Towards a Multipolar World
BRICS leaders in Brazil, July 06, 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), via Wikimedia Commons By Giovani Vastida and Steven Lee...

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Sep 125 min read


Is This How Rome Treats Its Heroes?
Image cropped via X By Busani Ngcaweni “Is this how Rome treats its heroes?” These words echo across the Colosseum in Gladiator II. They...

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Sep 106 min read


Elephant & Dragon Choose Dialogue: Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31, 2025 -- Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India),...

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Sep 86 min read


Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise...

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Sep 59 min read


What Mainstream Economists Won’t Tell You about Chinese Modernisation
Shot from the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China -- public domain image By Shiran Illanperuma China’s modernisation...

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Aug 304 min read


A Black Hole in Collective Memory: China and WW II
A scene from the 2015 Victory celebrations in Beijing for the 70th anniversary -- http://www.president.go.kr/ , KOGL Type 1, via...

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Aug 274 min read


Questioning the Corporation
From trading posts to tech empires, corporations continue to grow in strength. Without reform, their power may soon eclipse public...

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Aug 813 min read


As alucinações da OTAN
Trump at the NATO Summit -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad Na conclusão da reunião anual da Organização do Tratado do Atlântico...

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Jul 75 min read


The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s Hallucinations
Leaders photo at the NATO Summit, June 25 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad By the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic...

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Jun 305 min read


How Much of the Past Should We Bring Back to Life?
Mammuthus primigenius -- Smithsonian Institution, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Brenna R. Hassett There is an incredible amount of...

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Jun 214 min read


Communist-Led Kerala Is Eradicating Extreme Poverty
A Communist flag flies in Kerala -- Praveenp, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons By Atul Chandra In a region too often consumed by the...

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May 267 min read


United Steelworkers Lead Mobilization Drive as American Unions Face Growing Vulnerability
The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation. By...

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May 97 min read


The World’s Greatest Long Hikes
For those willing to brave extended treks in nature, the world’s best long hikes offer challenges and amazing rewards. A hiker on the...

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May 48 min read


The Turbulence in the Global Economy
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On 22 April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook report,...

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Apr 245 min read


The European Union on the Crossroads: Tariffs from Friends, Trade from Competitors
Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is...

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Apr 245 min read


China’s Response to Bullying: The Historical Lessons Learned
At the Hong Kong Museum of History, Yuet Man Lee (李月文), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska A friend from another...

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Apr 224 min read


The New Bandung Spirit Is About Industrial Development
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Summit in Russia, 2024 -- image via X By Vijay Prashad In January 2025, Indonesia – the...

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Apr 145 min read


China’s Response to Trump’s Escalating Trade War
Image via X By Tings Chak Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports,...

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Apr 115 min read


Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...

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Apr 95 min read
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