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Issue #2017

Marx’s vampire capitalism and the present economic crisis

Friedrich Engels in his The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) refers to “the vampire property-holding class.” Twenty years later, Karl Marx uses...

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Issue #2008

The Washington consensus and growing World poverty

According to the recent World Bank report, From Crisis to Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Recovery (2021), the Third World is facing great hardships with increasing...

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2 women holding a placard “Unity.” Artwork by Rini Templeton Issue #2168

Beijing declaration 30 years on: how far have women come?

The Fourth World Conference on Women was held in Beijing, China in 1995. It was the biggest UN forum ever held with over 34,000 delegates...

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