Capitalism

Economic historian Richard Smith explains how we need to get beyond capitalism and reconceive our lives so they are satisfied by something other than consumption of goods.

The capitalist mindset that breeds mass inequality across the country is partly to blame for women who are made vulnerable to human trafficking.

What if capitalists were not allowed to layoff whom they choose, but all workers were required to cut their hours for the benefit of the unemployed and underemployed, suggests …

This past Tuesday, special interests pumped big money into promoting or tearing down candidates and ballot initiatives in elections across the country.

Arguments for privatization too often hide its true costs.

Aussies' Medicare treats health care as a human right, offering better outcomes than the United States for much less cost, and insurers even offer plans for pets that many …

You wouldn't know it by looking at your bank account, but our GDP growth rate was 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2013, and more.

There isn't much diversity in Americau2019s economic web of life.

California Governor Jerry Brown's legacy as a climate leader stands or falls on what he does next on fracking in the Golden State.

Why are we, as a species, marching toward disaster? The problem is that large corporations are destroying life on Earth.