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Guillermo Sullings

Economist, humanist and author of several books and monographs, notably "Mixed Economics" and "At the Crossroads of Humanity's Future: the steps towards the Universal Human Nation" www.encrucijadayfuturo.org

Argentina’s brutal pendulum and the Milei monster

Some friends from different countries have asked me about this phenomenon that for many, from a distance, is incomprehensible: how is it possible that a majority voted for such a character, who claims to talk to his dead dog, who…

Argentina’s entry into the BRICS, in search of genuine multilateralism

Finally, after more than 10 years since its last incorporation (South Africa), the BRICS group has agreed on the entry of six new members as of 1 January 2024: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Iran and Argentina. In…

The problem is not growth but sustainability and distribution

Recently we have been able to read articles with different positions regarding some data on GDP growth in Asian countries. For some this data is encouraging, as it could mean better levels of employment and income in neglected sectors. For…

China, a threat for some and hope for others

We are already accustomed to the hypocrisy of Western powers, their opinion-makers and hegemonic media when it comes to classifying countries and governments as good or bad, angels or demons, depending on whether or not they are allies in their…

Trapped, between the Right that won’t and the Left that can’t

In recent times we have been witnessing a dangerous polarisation of political and ideological camps all over the world, and particularly in Latin America. The different positions are becoming more radical, moving down the path of verbal violence, disqualification and…

With the Pandemic, the Time Has Come to Put Limits on Private Property

Today the world is fighting a pandemic. Sooner or later the health issue will be resolved, but the economic consequences will be devastating, perhaps worse than those of the collapse of 1929, if a global recovery plan and a global…

After the pandemic: the “what”, the “how” and the “who”

There is much debate about what the world will be like after the pandemic, and we really don’t even know when that will be. It may be that in some countries contagion will peak in a few weeks and then…

Neoliberal Meritocracy, True Lies

In the previous article, “The vicious circle of wealth concentration“, we described the mechanisms of accumulation through which economic power not only accelerates its appropriation of income, but also, because of its dominant position, remains unscathed from traditional methods of…

The vicious circle of wealth concentration

We often read statistics illustrating the accelerated concentration of wealth in the world; a few billionaires accumulate more wealth than the poorest half of the planet, and the richest 1% of the population owns more than half of the world’s…

The ways of the Lord (money) are inscrutable

The resignation of the now ex-president of Peru Pedro Kuczynski, has been one more chapter in the complex network of corruption built between the Brazilian company Odebrecht and his companions of misdeeds of the public and private sector in Latin…

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