'Squid Game' director says series poses questions on competitive capitalism
Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of 'Squid Game', has said the smash-hit Netflix series was intended to pose questions about modern capitalist society that corners people into extreme competition.
LJUBLJANA — When one looks for a figure who best represents the worst tendencies of our brutal age, the first names that come to mind include Yahya Sinwar (Hamas’s leader in Gaza), Binyamin Netanyahu, Kim Jong-un, or Vladimir Putin. But that is primarily because we are bombarded with news about these leaders. If we widen the lens to account for horrors that Western mainstream media largely ignore, those waging Sudan’s civil war stand out even more. The country’s new warlords are displaying shocking cruelty and indifference toward their own people (or those living in the regions they control), including by...
LJUBLJANA — When one looks for a figure who best represents the worst tendencies of our brutal age, the first names that come to mind include Yahya Sinwar (Hamas’s leader in Gaza), Binyamin Netanyahu, Kim Jong-un, or Vladimir Putin. But that is primarily because we are bombarded with news about these leaders. If we widen the lens to account for horrors that Western mainstream media largely ignore, those waging Sudan’s civil war stand out even more. The country’s new warlords are displaying shocking cruelty and indifference toward their own people (or those living in the regions they control), including by...
KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President, Dhanraj Gurung, expressed concerns about the potential rise of crony capitalism during the party’s ongoing Mahasamiti meeting. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Mahasamiti meeting, Gurung pointed out that the influence of crony capitalism has led to the perception of politicians resembling businessmen, and vice versa. “We have […]
It is not accurate to say that capitalism in the United States is struggling and we are about to discuss only the opposite side of a coin. The United States has a mixed economy that includes both private enterprise and government intervention, and the economy has traditionally been driven by capitalism. While the United States has faced economic
KATHMANDU, July 23: Chairman of CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that socialism cannot be introduced in the country by nurturing broker capitalism.
NEW YORK – Heatwaves, floods, droughts, and wildfires are devastating communities around the world, and they will only grow more severe. While climate-change deniers remain powerful, the need for urgent action is now recognized well beyond activist circles. Governments, international organizations, and even business and finance are bowing to the inevitable – or so it […]
BERKELEY – US President Joe Biden’s first months in office have been impressive. The number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been administered is more than twice what he promised, and the spread of the coronavirus has slowed sharply. In the first quarter of this year, the US economy grew by 6.4% (the fastest quarterly rate […]
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