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Why Are So Many Young Voters Falling for Old Socialists?

by Sarah Leonard | Jun 19, 2017 | Opinion

At 68, Jeremy Corbyn has been on the Labour Party’s left flank longer than many of his most enthusiastic supporters — the ones who nearly propelled him to an upset victory in this month’s British general election — have been alive. Bernie Sanders, who won more votes...

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Time to Restart That Old Capitalism Death Watch

by Justin Fox | Mar 1, 2017 | Opinion

The global capitalist system has been having a tough decade. We can probably all agree on that. Lots of explanations have been offered for why things have been going so poorly: inadequate regulation, excessive regulation, excessive monetary easing, inadequate fiscal...

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Gyrocopters fly over Dubai during the World Air Games 2015, United Arab Emirates December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool

New Liberalism, Fate of Development in the Arab World

by Walid Nayef al-Sadiri | Aug 25, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Economic development is a decisive topic for Arab countries and communities, especially given the current tough conditions. The success of development is the key for a promising future and the failure of development has disastrous consequences. Most Arab...

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History and Popular Speech

by Fadel al-Sultani | Aug 8, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

How did popular speech breach the British society and isolate it from its European entourage? We used to think that the hypocrite, miserable, and misleading speech only succeeds in our communities that suffer from social and cultural relapse and need a lot of...

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File photo of Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Jaber Al Thani, Qatari Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, at the 2013 Doha Forum. (Doha Forum)

Official Defends Qatar’s Arab Spring Support

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | May 23, 2013 | Middle East

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Jaber Al Thani, Qatari Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, has defended his country’s support of Arab Spring states, emphasizing that Qatar has no hidden agenda and is only serving national and...