Many on the political left, including the linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, view sport as serving the interests of capitalism, in part by entertaining, pacifying and disciplining the working class, writes Jon Dart.

 A communist regime trying to create a casino-like capitalist market is just one of the contradictions accumulating in almost every corner of China’s economy and politics, writes Pranab Bardhan

 

Pope Francis called for a bold cultural revolution to correct what he calls the “structurally perverse” economic system of the rich exploiting the poor that is turning Earth into an “immense pile of filth.”