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The Rise and Fall of Paper Money in Yuan China, 1260–1368 | naked capitalism
Naked Capitalism· 5 days agoThis column studies the rise and fall of paper money in 13-14th century China over three stages: full silver convertibility, nominal silver convertibility, and fiat standard.
Gangs netting up to $3 trillion a year as Southeast Asia human trafficking becomes a global crisis,...
CNN via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoHuman trafficking-fueled fraud is exploding in Southeast Asia with organized crime rings raking in...
Prigozhin Is Dead, but His Troll Farms Are Alive and Peddling Disinformation
The Wall Street Journal· 17 hours agoRussian trolls farms linked to the mercenary chief are likely to continue peddling disinformation on...
The Regime recap: Hugh Grant enters the picture
The A.V. Club· 4 days agoNo, to hear Elena (Kate Winslet) talk about it, everything is great. No, no, as Elena reminds her countryfolk every day during her radio address to the...
Great power competition in Africa: Threat Status with Ambassador Johnnie Carson
The Washington Times· 1 day agoWashington Times National Security Editor Guy Taylor sits down with Ambassador Johnnie Carson, the...
Far East Film Festival: Zhang Yimou to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 days agoYimou is set to receive the Golden Mulberry Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Far East Film...
‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger
Al Jazeera· 6 days agoIn late February, 59-year-old Phillip Chan Man Ping became the first person in Singapore to be...
How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
Al Jazeera· 7 days agoThe latest wave of fighting by armed groups who want to overturn the country’s 2021 military coup...
Joe Biden has forgotten who his allies are
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoCrucial to Joe Biden’s exceedingly small margin of victory in 2020 was the perception that he was the more serious of Americans’ two presidential...
Biden embraces Indonesia’s incoming president and notorious Suharto-era general
World Socialist Web Site· 22 hours agoLast Friday, US President Joe Biden telephoned Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto to...