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The Therapy of Malaise: How Capitalism Turned Collective Suffering into an Individual Market

June 30, 2026June 29, 2026 by Gabriel Schwarb

The global wellness economy reached 6.8 trillion dollars in 2024. It is four times larger than the global pharmaceutical industry, larger than tourism, than the information technology sector, than all of what is called the green economy. It grows at 7.9% per year and is projected to surpass 9.8 trillion before the decade ends. The … CONTINUE READING →

Jean Ziegler, or the Endless War from Inside the Monster’s Brain

June 12, 2026 by Gabriel Schwarb

Jean Ziegler died on 10 June 2026 in Geneva, aged 92, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He died in the city that houses the European headquarters of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the discreet offices where the assets of regimes that international law prefers not to name are managed. … CONTINUE READING →