Nèdeem Elmahjoub's blog

The Empire Stopper

Recession on the horizon?

Scotland Yard reopen the case of the assassination of Naji al-Ali

Understanding the political economy of violence

Criminal and barbaric, but we have accepted it and we keep cheering How long would it take you to earn a star player's salary?

A review of Anne Applebaum's Red Famine

Amartya Sen "On the issue of liberalisation and the opening up of economies, Amartya has been rather mainstream. He hasn't raised very deep questions about the whole process and of globalisation in general. He's more of a mainstream economist than many people realise." More substantial criticisms revolve round his role in the current globalisation debate. Richard Jolly, while being an enormous admirer, says: "On the issue of liberalisation and the opening up of economies, Amartya has been rather mainstream. He hasn't raised very deep questions about the whole process and of globalisation in general. He's more of a mainstream economist than many people realise." Food for thought

A critique of David Harvey's analysis of imperialism

أسعد الوراق

Another crime of the British ruling class, whose legacy continues to this day. "It's been nearly 100 years since the document changed the course of history, yet Britain still fails to acknowledge Israel's denial of the Palestinian right to national self-determination - and its own complicity." Balfour Declaration: a study in British duplicity

Portugal 1974-2017

من الأرشيف: الإنتاج الفني السوري أسعد الوراق يخلع مجده القديم

There are some similarities here with those Western leftists and liberals defending or appeasing Al-assad regime in Syria. Western leftists and China