The idea that formed the cornerstone for much of the West’s analysis of China for the past two decades was that as China opened up its economy the political system would inevitably follow. But Beijing has never had any interest in implementing US-style neoliberalism.

What follows is a translation of the column that Pier Paolo Pasolini published on 14 November 1974 in the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera. It is amongst the most quoted and debated opinion pieces in the history of Italian journalism and yet, in spite of Pasolini’s enduring appreciation in the English-speaking world, it has been historically a difficult text to source in translation.

The life of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara has lately been receiving revived interest. There were the movies about parts of his life: Motorcycle Diaries, and the two-part Soderbergh movies, featuring four hours of Che as a guerrilla. These were followed by the revision and updating of Jon Lee Anderson’s massive, authoritative, and highly praised biography, Che […]