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China Puts $298 Billion Behind Six Networks Built for the Next Economy
China’s state firms plan $298 billion for power, water, computing, communications, pipelines and logistics as Beijing leans on public investment.
Gianna Mao
23 hours ago
Photo: Chinese high-speed trains · Wikimedia Commons
The Case for a $20 Minimum Wage
Rising living costs have outpaced workers’ pay. Gianna Mao makes the case for a $20 federal minimum wage and examines the objections.
Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
Jul 1
Iran’s Unbeaten 2026 World Cup Run: Visa Barriers and Elimination
Iran drew all three group matches and was eliminated after a late result elsewhere. Visa restrictions created genuine logistical problems, but the evidence does not establish match-fixing or tournament corruption.
Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
Jun 28
BRICS, PPP GDP and the Limits of Measuring Economic Power
IMF purchasing-power-parity data put China’s economy ahead of the United States by GDP, but PPP and market exchange rates answer different questions about global power.
Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
May 31
China Expands Electric Aid To Cuba With Major Solar Energy Push.
China’s solar equipment and infrastructure support are becoming central to Cuba’s effort to stabilize its electricity grid amid persistent shortages.
Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
May 25
2026 World Democracy Index
The 2026 Pamphlets World Democracy Index examines who holds political and economic power beyond elections, using a Marxist framework.
Pamphlets Board
Jan 2
Correction: Unverified Claims About Workers at Beast Land
Pamphlets withdraw prior claims about worker deaths, trafficking and attributed statements at Beast Land because they could not be independently verified.
Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
Nov 6, 2025
Correction: The North Korea–Thunberg Nuclear Threat Was Satire
Correction and fact-check A previous version of this post presented a viral claim as a real statement by North Korean state media. That was incorrect. The story that North Korea threatened nuclear retaliation against Israel over Greta Thunberg was satire, not a government announcement or a credible news report. We have corrected the article and regret publishing the claim as fact. The image reproduces the viral satirical claim discussed in this correction; it is not evidence
Gianna Mao 毛佳娜
Sep 24, 2025
Lesser Evil Politics and the Limits of U.S. Electoral Choice
This essay examines the limits of “lesser evil” voting, the 2024 U.S. election, and how fear of the alternative can shape party accountability and left-wing strategy.
Panagiota
Aug 5, 2025
Satire: China Places Country Dangerously Close to U.S. Warship
A 2023 Taiwan Strait near-miss became a lesson in geopolitical framing: U.S. military transit is described as routine, while China’s response becomes the provocation.
Caitlyn Johnstone
Jul 25, 2025
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