Neoliberalism

Marco Rubio shakes hands with major donor and former employer Norman Braman in Miami.

Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors Meet Marco Rubio’s Far-Right Neocon Donors

This billionaire bestiary is pushing ultra-hawkish and retrograde policies that are repellent to most Americans.

Dec 11, 2015 / Eli Clifton

Chicago Boys

The United States Didn’t Just Help Topple Allende—We Trained the Economists, Too The United States Didn’t Just Help Topple Allende—We Trained the Economists, Too

A new documentary, Chicago Boys, looks at the Chilean economists who brought neoliberalism from the halls of Chicago to the policies of Latin America.

Nov 16, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Cristina Fernandez

Will the Economic Policies of Argentina’s President Survive Sunday’s Elections? Will the Economic Policies of Argentina’s President Survive Sunday’s Elections?

Cristina Fernández is despised by the neoliberal elite, but her government has improved the lives of many, many people.

Oct 19, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Why the Catalonia Separatist Question Will Continue to Plague Spain

Why the Catalonia Separatist Question Will Continue to Plague Spain Why the Catalonia Separatist Question Will Continue to Plague Spain

Left-right divisions, amid continuing public anger at government austerity and corruption, have stymied unity in both the anti- and pro-independence camps.

Oct 5, 2015 / Andy Robinson

Jeremy Corbyn applauds the audience and supporters during a rally in London.

This Is What Jeremy Corbyn’s New Labour Coalition Looks Like This Is What Jeremy Corbyn’s New Labour Coalition Looks Like

Even as the right-wing press derided Corbyn as a “weaponized lentil,” the shock was setting in.

Sep 21, 2015 / Paul Mason

Chile Allende coup

The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started

Salvador Allende warned against neoliberalism’s disastrous effects just before he was overthrown. He was right to be worried.

Sep 11, 2015 / Greg Grandin

China worker

China’s Meltdown Goes Deeper Than the Stock Market China’s Meltdown Goes Deeper Than the Stock Market

The market’s volatility hurts share prices, but the turbulence in China’s real economy has plunged workers into poverty and fatal risks on the job.

Aug 26, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Marc Lasry

Is an Obama Donor Tying the President’s Hands on Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis? Is an Obama Donor Tying the President’s Hands on Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis?

Vulture-fund investor Marc Lasry—who raised $500,000 for Obama in 2012—stands to gain if the commonwealth is not bailed out.

Aug 19, 2015 / Ed Morales

Obama and Sanchez Ceren

How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy—With Washington’s Help How El Salvador’s Supreme Court Is Undermining Democracy—With Washington’s Help

WikiLeaks has exposed US government collusion with the chamber’s destabilization strategy.

Aug 8, 2015 / Hilary Goodfriend

5 Star Movement

The Syriza Syndrome and Italy’s Political Establishment The Syriza Syndrome and Italy’s Political Establishment

Why doesn’t Italy, with its strong left-wing traditions, have a Podemos like Spain?

Jul 23, 2015 / Frederika Randall

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