Tag: capitalism
Can we have a fair society under capitalism?
Even though capitalism could work, the wealthy won’t compromise enough to make it work.
Bezos, McConnell, and Covid capitalism
The heinous resurgence of COVID makes clear that corporations need more – not fewer – incentives to protect their workers from the virus.
What point in growth?
It seems to me, too, that making the spreading of wealth the goal of society, along with working to making less population another goal, would result in greater happiness for all of us.
‘What stage of capitalism is this?’ Hedge fund $3 billion richer...
With over 100,000 people displaced by wildfires raging across California, Baupost Group collected more than $3 billion in July after betting on insurance claims against embattled utility company PG&E.
When bosses shared the profits
Sharing the profits with all workers is a logical and necessary first step to making capitalism work for the many, not the few.
Police violence and racism have always been tools of capitalism
When the historical and current practices of police are examined, it is evident police have been designed to uphold the status quo including racial injustice and class inequality.
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s disastrous coronavirus response, WHO, China, Gaza and...
"This is the most crucial election in human history, literally. Another four years of Trump, and we’re in deep trouble."
We won’t go back to normal, because normal was the problem
When a global pandemic strikes, the private-sector austerity model simply falls apart.
The coronavirus outbreak has shown that capitalism is failing
If there’s ever been a time to radically change our social service policies, this is it.
‘Absolutely remarkable’: Poll shows democratic voters in Texas and California view...
“Did not see those Texas numbers on socialism coming,” tweeted HillTV’s Krystal Ball.
POPULAR
GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...
Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.
Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.
Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...
Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."