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Marxian Ecology, East and West: Joseph Needham and a Non-Eurocentric View of the Origins of China’s Ecological Civilization

Marxian Ecology, East and West: Joseph Needham and a Non-Eurocentric View of the Origins of China’s Ecological Civilization

by John Bellamy Foster

October 1, 2023

Following the work of scientist and Sinologist Joseph Needham, this talk by John Bellamy Foster illuminates the conceptual linkages between the ancient Greek and Chinese thought and modern dialectical materialism and ecological civilization. This interweaving of intellectual traditions, he writes, has created a "powerful organic ecological-materialist philosophy."

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China’s Health and Health Care in the “New Era”

China’s Health and Health Care in the “New Era”

by Wei Zhang

October 1, 2023

What is the state of health care in China? Wei Zhang analyzes the deep institutional issues that plague China's health care system. Despite its timely and effective efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 crisis, the system still faces deep-seated challenges, many of which can be traced directly to the marketization of hospitals and medical care.

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Relative Pauperization and Involution in Contemporary China: A Survey of Jingzhou City

Relative Pauperization and Involution in Contemporary China: A Survey of Jingzhou City

by Alex Witherspoon, Amir Khan and Yu Zhou

October 1, 2023

There is a growing sense in China, Alex Witherspoon, Amir Khan, and Yu Zhou write, that the timeworn methods of social advancement are yielding diminishing returns. Using an original survey of 301 individuals in Jingzhou City, the authors lay bare the roots of this widespread feeling of involution.

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Unequal Value Transfer from Mexico to the United States

Unequal Value Transfer from Mexico to the United States

by Mateo Crossa

October 1, 2023

Matteo Crossa reveals the true nature of unequal value transfer from Mexico to the United States. Going beyond a simple tally of wages lost versus remittances, Crossa's research demonstrates the true magnitude of the value stolen from Mexico, negating the claim that its manufacturing sector is a boon to the Mexican working class.

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The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism

The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism

by Jason Hickel

September 1, 2023

Humanity in this moment faces two major crises: one ecological, growing more acute with every planetary boundary passed; the other social, leading to deprivation and despair across the globe. An effective ecosocialist approach to these crises, Jason Hickel writes, must aim to resolve both in a single stroke.

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Totality: Decades of Debate and the Return of Nature

Totality: Decades of Debate and the Return of Nature

by Helena Sheehan

September 1, 2023

"How is it," Helena Sheehan asks, "that classical Marxist authors were able to address such a stunning array of issues"? The answer can be found, she writes, is in the totality of their intellectual efforts: "Marxism is the only intellectual tradition on the scene capable of embracing…what needs to be comprehended to understand and cope with our world."

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