whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Everything is coming up Capitalism
(Analysis/Analysis)

...d to simple opinion purchasing. Both reduce the ability of those without to influence those who have. Clearly a centralisation of both wealth and power (such as a Soviet state) will lead to the leas...

2. Jacob's ANC Ladder: the power of the state, the power of the party
(Analysis/Analysis)

Jacob Zuma has announced his candidacy for the presidency. Zuma is the ex-deputy president fired for connections to corruption in a multi-million Rand arms deal.  It gets worse: his financial ad