Walden Bello
Activist • Academic • Journalist • Writer
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Marooned: Review of Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Ostlund’s “Triangle of Sadness” (2022), which received the Palme d’Or at Cannes, is a new take on a question that was...
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...
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...
The Political Psychology of the White Working Class
Most accounts of contemporary politics in the US acknowledge the centrality of white nationalism in right-wing...
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...
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...