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WILL PODMORE appreciates the case made against austerity, but deplores the fantasy capitalism of the author
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MARY CONWAY is disappointed by an incoherent show that fails to question stereotypical assumptions about the Soviet Union
JOHN McINALLY welcomes a rigorous class analysis of the history and exploitation of sectarianism by the Scottish ruling elite
WILL STONE, JAMES WALSH and MARIA DUARTE review Souleymane’s Story, Sunlight, Good Fortune, and After The Hunt
ALEX HALL recommends an exhaustive investigation of the means by which the Starmer faction assassinated the left
DAVID MORGAN recommends a refreshingly inspiring novel that features encounters with some tremendous women
Davos man: how the billionaires devoured the world
Peter Goodman, Mariner Books, £14.99
THIS is a deeply researched book about the tiny minority of billionaires who we allow to exploit the peoples of the world while they pillage the world’s resources.
The term “Davos Man” was coined by political scientist Samuel Huntington who first used it in a 2004 essay in which he described people so enriched by globalisation that they are effectively living without loyalty to any particular nation.
Goodman demonstrates how the world’s economies are run by and for the 1 per cent, at the expense of the 99 per cent.
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