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Rise, decline, and fall of the Liberal Order

John Ikenberry’s 'A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order' In the evolution of liberal democracy since the late eighteenth century, its values and institutions been entangled with capitalism, empire, hegemony, and racism....
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Two essential readings on fascism and civil war

A detailed look at Barbara Walter and Paul Mason's latest works Having tangled with fascists in the streets and studied them, progressive journalist Paul Mason, author of How to Stop Fascism, thinks he has a thing or two to say about them. To him, the January 6 attack...
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Mikhail Gorbachev: the final leader of the Soviet Union

Naïve idealist, epic bungler, or tragic hero Mikhail Gorbachev once shared the global spotlight with Ronald Reagan. His passing away on August 30 reminded people of their different fates: while Reagan remains an icon of the American right, Gorbachev’s death elicited...
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Where does value come from?

Mariana Mazzucato's The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy Mariana Mazzucato is a very gifted writer. In this book, “The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy,” she provides us with the best 10-page summary of Marxist...
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