Entertaining and perplexing views from the first half of the 20th century on capitalism, communism, money, business, community, as well as their origins and difficulties of their application. According to the author, the essence of capitalism is „not that some have capital but that the majority only earns wages and does not possess capital".

The article summarizes the experience of two decades of experiments with employee stock ownership programs in the United States. The author was an active participant of the movement for ESOPs. In his view, the programs did not fulfil the early hopes. The ESOP companies can be found on the periphery of the US economy, and suffer from capital shortage. (First published in Dollars and Sense, US.)

The American political scientist has been well-known internationally for his theory on the contemporary conflict of „McDonaldization" and the culture of „jihad". This time he discusses the anti-democratic features of the McDonald society. The McWorld can be identified with the United States proper. (First published in Le Monde Diplomatique)

The Spring of 1999 is the time when Hungary joins NATO. When a referendum was held about the expansion of NATO, it was also promised that this move would accelerate the Eastward enlargement of the EU too. Two renowned experts, Margit Racz and Tamas Csapody explain the dynamic of the double integration with some more realism.

In the contemporary world, the ideas, rights and ambitions represented by the legacy of enlightenment have been devalued. Restoring the respect of the public sphere and citizen rights requires the re-capturing of the public spaces that have been occupied by financial interest. (First published in Le Monde Diplomatique)