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With less than two weeks to go before the Eighteenth Party Congress, speculation on China’s upcoming leadership transition could not be more intense here in Beijing, where insiders are trading lists of potential Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) members which disagree not only on who will be elevated to the highest ranks of China’s leadership, but even how many members will
International cooperation is in decline both in the political and financial spheres. The U.N. has failed to address any of the major conflicts since the end of the cold war; the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference left a sour aftertaste; the World Trade Organization hasn’t concluded a major trade round since 1994. The International Monetary Fund’s legitimacy is
A pamphlet by Mouvement Communiste and Kolektivně proti kapitálu about the wave of strikes that swept the industrialised coast of China in the summer of 2010.
Jackson, FL mayor tries to make lemonade out of… well, some yellow liquid: peple are allowed to be upset that selfish and proudly misinformed people are prolonging a public health crisis. it’s a normal and correct feeling to have. https://t.co/xvUwcOniS9 My kids can't get vaccinated, and we're burning through the Greek alphabet. Get vaccinated or fuck off. — Fred Will Not Go To Space Today (@LesserFrederick) August 2, 2021 My son is 11. This is exactly what all vaccinated parents of young children are worried – and angry – about. https://t.co/KvD72MQ20B Part of a thread from a pedia...
Pop star Pink has offered to pay the “sexist” fines handed out to the Norwegian women’s beach handball team after they refused to wear bikini bottoms while playing. The European Handball Federation, the sport’s governing body, fined the team €1,500 (£1,295) last week for “improper clothing” at the European Beach Handball Championships. The American singer voiced her support for the women’s team for refusing to follow the official rules forbidding female beach volleyball players from wearing shorts like their male counterparts. She tweeted: “I’m very proud of the Norwegian...