Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tag: capitalism

A beautiful moment of socialism. But now killer capitalism resumes

America at its best is a community of people working together without visions of dollar signs in their eyes.

Dr. Robert Bullard: Houston’s “unrestrained capitalism” made Harvey “catastrophe waiting to...

While the National Hurricane Center is now calling Harvey the biggest rainstorm on record, scientists have been predicting for years that climate change would result in massive storms like Harvey.

Your personal consumption choices can’t save the planet: We have to...

To stave off disaster, we must transform the economic system driving climate change.

Capitalism, American style; a failing system, no longer a model for...

As more and more money is acquired by those at the top, the more consumer purchasing power suffers and, with it, the economy.

Red pill for Russophobes – Part 2

Being patriotic Americans means understanding world affairs through a prism of objectivity, rejecting militaristic propaganda from the Establishment, and demanding sensible policies from our leaders that promote peace and security for the U.S. and the world.

Building the commons as an antidote to predatory capitalism

We are building a world in which people work together to solve common problems and create a more equitable economy and better lives for all of us.

Capitalism itself is to blame for Donald Trump

America lashed out at our economic system, but our new president-elect won’t be able to help. Instead, argues Professor Richard Wolff, we must change the way we approach work.

Capitalism Killing You? Income Sharing Could Save Our Lives…

In the ongoing series “From the Ground Up,” Occupy.com joins Commonomics USA presenting stories about local efforts to create a new sustainable economy.

The Anti-Empire Report #145

“Can it be imagined that an American president would openly implore the nation’s young people to fight a foreign war to defend ‘capitalism’?”

Comes the Revolution

“In these modern times the economic system, Capitalism, seems to have evolved into a quasi-religious political belief system.”

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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."