The Collapse of Xi Jinping’s Zero COVID Policy
In response to a wave of anti-government protests in late November the Chinese dictatorship (CCP) has pivoted abruptly from its deeply unpopular Zero COVID regime. But for the Chinese masses this is a case of out of the frying pan into the fire. With no reliable data available and signs of deliberate underreporting of deaths, […]
Sweden: Land of Crises and Divisions
A winter of discontent awaits in Sweden, after a year of price increases, widening economic and social divides, increased poverty and an election that ended in the formation of a blue-brown government, led by the Sweden Democrats. Intensified racism and baton politics The new government officially consists of the Moderates, Christian Democrats and the Liberals […]
Are All Workers Exploited? Are There No Good Bosses?
In early November Elon Musk purchased Twitter. Within a week of his ascendancy, he had arbitrarily laid off over half of his staff internationally — by email. This is far from the first time workers have been unceremoniously sacked; the tenacious former Debenhams workers were also dismissed over email in 2020, and this past March […]