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Yuri Chekalin28.08.2026

In summer Tokyo, the heat never falls from the sky. It rises from below—from the sun-baked asphalt, the blank concrete walls, the metal shells of vending machines. That evening, the air was thick and heavy. It seemed to drift reluctantly from one dark alley to another. I was walking through Nakano without any particular destination […]

Yuri Chekalin27.08.2026

Japan is usually associated with cutting-edge technology, neon-lit Tokyo, bullet trains, and the triumph of corporate capitalism. Yet for more than a century, Japan has also been home to one of the most unusual political phenomena in the modern world: the Japanese Communist Party, or JCP. Its story began on July 15, 1922, when a […]

Kamil Askerkhanov26.08.2026

How Britain Lost the Seas — and Why History May Be Repeating Itself? There is one aspect of the history of the British Empire that is often viewed somewhat incorrectly. The conventional story is that Britain lost its status as the world’s leading empire after the Second World War because the war had exhausted the […]

Alexander Rimov25.08.2026

Detroit has come up with an unconventional way to tackle chronic absenteeism: pay students to show up for school. The program, called Perfect Attendance Pays, was launched by the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) and turns attendance into a tangible financial incentive. High school students who attend every class during a five-day cycle without […]

Robert Reich25.08.2026

The most important deal could happen today. Trump buddy Larry Ellison (one of the richest people in the U.S.) and his son David are a hair’s breadth away from being able to decide what many Americans learn about what Trump is doing to America. The only thing stopping them is California attorney general Rob Bonta’s […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky24.08.2026

The United States and Canada—Donald Trump and Mark Carney—have failed to agree on new terms for their trade and tariff arrangements. Both sides are now blaming the other. Mr Trump says Canada is demanding “privileges like those of a US state without actually being one”. Mr Carney, Canada’s prime minister, argues that the new terms […]

Kamil Askerkhanov23.08.2026

The farther the story of Israel’s strikes in Syria unfolds, the less it looks like a conventional contest for influence. Israel has, in effect, drawn a line for Turkey: This is as far as Ankara can go. The latest strike on the Abu Duhur air base in northern Syria, coming hours after a Turkish delegation […]

Yuri Chekalin22.08.2026

The first thing I did in Tokyo was get lost. The labyrinth of Shinjuku Station swallowed me whole, the moment the train doors slid open with a soft, quiet sigh of sympathy. A massive river of people lifts you up and carries you through subterranean passageways, illuminated by endless billboards. You dissolve into this current […]

Robert Reich22.08.2026

What the wealthy and powerful — and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent — don’t want you to know. The U.S. national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion, months earlier than forecasters had expected — because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from Trump’s invalidated tariffs, Trump’s tax cuts (mostly to big corporations and the very […]

Robert Reich21.08.2026

Trump says he directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” military drills with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un” — whom he calls “unthreatening and respectful.” Kim Jong Un is unthreatening and respectful? Hello? Trump also says he’s miffed at South Korea for refusing to help […]

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Japanese Communism: A Century of Revolution, Underground Struggle, and Parliamentary Politics

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August 17

Japanese Communism: A Century of Revolution, Underground Struggle, and Parliamentary Politics

Shipyards Matter More Than Aircraft Carriers

Detroit Is Paying Students for Perfect Attendance