Tag: capitalism
Disaster capitalism—or stumbling, bumbling, vengeful Lord of Misrule?
How monumental faults/ Drive appalling somersaults.
Why poverty reduction under capitalism is a myth
Capitalists and their biggest fans have long argued that the system is an engine of wealth creation.
Capitalism’s unequal distribution deprives you of true freedom
Conflicts over income, wealth distribution, and wealth redistribution are thus intrinsic to capitalism and always have been.
The undemocratic reality of capitalism
Democracy is about “one person, one vote”—the notion that we all have an equal say in the decisions that affect us. That is not what we have now.
Boeing is everything wrong with American capitalism
Boeing’s descent is a case study in how American capitalism has become so rotten. Robert Reich explains.
Tariffs don’t protect jobs. Don’t be fooled.
When employees have become their own employers, they will make the quantities and qualities of a society’s jobs a key policy objective rather than a side-effect of policies focused elsewhere.
Socialism’s self-criticism and real democracy
Whatever forms of government (including representative-electoral) coexist with class-divided economic systems, the hard reality is that one class rules the other.
Sick of outrageously excessive CEO compensation?
America’s top health care execs would rather we not.
Why capitalism is leaving the US, in search of profit
Ongoing controversies and alarms surround this capitalist exodus.
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.