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The 13th Amendment Created Legal Slavery Through Incarceration
The very amendment to the US Constitution that was to have performed the miraculous conversion of “chattel into man” actually facilitated his and her re-chattelization through imprisonment.
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“When We Fight, We Win!”: The Art of Transformative Organizing
Winning requires a “we,” a community, a group, an organization. And transformative change, in the face of powerful forces, requires a fight.
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To the Oligarchy, Democracy Is Just a Marionette to Be Manipulated
We are conducting elections, but not under conditions that allow for a diversity of viewpoints and opposition to be heard.
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Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons
The teenage Rosa Luxemburg teaches her family about Marx's “Das Kapital.”
Beware of Philanthro-Capitalists Bearing Gifts
The philanthro-capitalists have silenced their critics. The question is how, and for how long.
Shifting the Terms of the Debate: How Big Business Covered Up Global Warming
The late Aaron Swartz wrote this entry in 2006 at the age of 19 for his blog.
The Ticking Time Bomb of Uber
Uber has a habit of nickel-and-diming the public, its drivers and cities where it operates, despite its being a multi-billion-dollar-valued company.
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Socialism Facilitates Human Liberation
In this most capitalist of countries, growing numbers are concluding that capitalism doesn't work.
Economic Elites Will Only Give Up Power and Wealth When Forced to Do So
It's time to face up to runaway economic inequality - what causes it, what it's doing to us and what we can do about it.
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The Rise of the Illegitimate Authority of Transnational Corporations
Everywhere you look you find masses, droves, gangs of unelected, unaccountable, profit-oriented individuals, corporations and new institutions surfacing, making official policy.