http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/robin_blackburn en http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/01/world-population-ageing-magnus http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2009/01/world-population-ageing-magnus Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:58:05 GMT Robin Blackburn An increasingly large proportion of the world's population is living longer than ever before. The number of those aged 65 and over is expected to double in the next 25 years. In principle, this is a good thing for all of us, but it has grave consequences for the way we organise our societies and economies. Are we and our politicians ready for the demographic challenge?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200007170045 http://www.newstatesman.com/200007170045 Mon, 17 Jul 2000 12:00:00 GMT Robin Blackburn In the Shadow of the Liberator: the impact of Hugo Chavez on Venezuela and Latin America Richard Gott Verso, 246pp, £16 ISBN 1859847757 Villa and Zapata: a biography of the Mexican revolution Frank McLynn Jonathan Cape, 459pp, £20

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200001170020 http://www.newstatesman.com/200001170020 Mon, 17 Jan 2000 12:00:00 GMT Robin Blackburn You thought pension funds were for capitalists? Robin Blackburnargues that they could provide a new chance for the workers to take over the economy's commanding heights

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