Feudalism

Chinas tragic modern political history has led some, inside and outside China, to believe that the Chinese are not ready for liberal democracy, or are even unsuited to it. But the more liberal strands of the May Fourth Movement in 1919 and of the 1989 Tiananm…

In an extensive post at the Daily Kos, contributor Frank Cocozzelli connects the dots between Attorney General Bill Barr’s previous work with the ultra-conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei and his recent behavior, and suggests that relationship might h…

As with many other Americans, I was dismayed in watching Attorney General William Barrs performance two days ago before the U.S. Senate Judicial Committee.  When questioned about his famous four page memo and repeated mischaracterization the Mueller Report, t…

Nokdu Flower: Episodes 3-4 Allegiances are tested as the riot takes full swing, spurring a revolution against greed-filled feudalism. But can a few common people really fight — and win — against centuries-long societal traditions (and corruption), in just on…

On the hundredth anniversary of a youth movement that kickstarted the Chinese Communist Party, student activists are using Marxism to rebel against the party. Alec Ash ▪ May 3, 2019 Student activists at a rally for Jasic workers in Shenzhen, Aug…

On this day 100 years ago, patriotic Chinese youth had a wishthat Western ideologies would rescue their society from feudalism, as well as the political chaos and foreign invasions that plagued the country. They placed their hopes in what they called Mr. Demo…

Newly released by Zero Books, Tony McKennas aptly titled Angels and Demons is a collection of profiles of some very good and some very bad people in the past and present. It is the kind of book that is hard to find nowadays and a throwback in some ways to…

By Jason Charles on 5/2/2019 (41 minutes ago) Historians have ascribed many reasons as to why Europe experienced a “Dark Age” between the 5th and 15th centuries. Disease, famine, invaders like Muslims and Vikings, and the corrupted governing system called f…

As capitalism drives itself into ever-greater inequality, instability and injustice, its critics multiply. Worried defenders react in two ways. Many dismiss the criticisms. After all, capitalism has been around a long time and weathered ups and downs before. …

As capitalism drives itself into ever-greater inequality, instability and injustice, its critics multiply. Worried defenders react in two ways. Many dismiss the criticisms. After all, capitalism has been around a long time and weathered ups and downs before. …