The Chinese government may pleased Chen Guangcheng is no longer a thorn in their side, but they've done nothing to address the widespread problem of corruption.
If one fundamental truth has emerged from the scandal surrounding Daisey’s fudging, it’s that the lived reality of many Chinese workers is bleak—no embellishment needed.
The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.
Foxconn, a factory that makes iPhones and Xboxes among other gadgets, is seeing strikes by workers over low wages, long hours, and terrible conditions.
Jason Q. Ng, Waging Nonviolence. January 11, 2012.
As enticing as it is to group them together, the events in Wukan are no extension of OWS or the Arab Spring -- but that doesn't make them any less inspiring.
Residents of Wukan are in open revolt against officialdom and have driven out local Communist Party leaders who they say have been stealing their land for years.
China's conditions for a treaty included a renewal of carbon-cutting pledges by rich nations, along with hundreds of billions of dollars in climate financing for poorer countries.
Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. September 25, 2011.
The new American century was swiftly throttled in three stages: 9/11 (blowback); invasion of Iraq (preemptive war); and 2008 Wall Street meltdown (casino capitalism).
