By: Rainer Zitelmann

Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is "The Origins of Poverty and Wealth" https://origins-poverty-wealth.com/

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Germany’s SPD following Labour’s footsteps

December 2, 2019

Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have just elected Norbert Walter-Borjans, the former finance minister of north Rhine-Westphalia, and Saskia Esken, a member of the German parliament, as their party’s new joint leaders. The two left-wing candidates gained 53.06 per cent of the vote in the run-off election, clearly beating the moderate German vice-chancellor Olaf Scholz, and [...]
South Korea is shifting to the left, but pro-capitalists are fighting back

June 10, 2019

At this year’s Cannes film festival, the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho was awarded the coveted Palme d’Or for his satire Parasite. The film is an attack on capitalism: a poor family insinuate themselves as servants into a much richer one. One of the film’s core messages is that it is almost impossible to bridge [...]

Greggs deals help Gerald Ronson’s forecourt business post £100m profit

PM Starmer asked to back £500m Alexandra Palace darts injection

The chimp paradox and City wellbeing: managing your emotional brain at work

By: Rainer Zitelmann

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