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Capitalism
Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class
The global elite are not defined by their wealth alone, but through the networks in which they wield influence.
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Banks Profiting From Overdraft Coverage Plans, Federal Agency Says
New report proves that overdraft fees are better for big banks than their customers.
Financial Totalitarianism: The Economic, Political, Social and Cultural Rule of Speculative Capital
Like the totalitarianisms of old, the financialization of life is ultimately directed by and benefits a tiny minority.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Costs
Updates on Disney's price hikes, Portugal's unions' general strike, Chinese buy US biggest pork processor, low-wage retail workers fighting in Seattle, General Petraeus goes corporate, and income/wealth inequality in …
A Socialism for the 21st Century
The contradictory history and results of the first 150 years of modern socialism provide key lessons for a successful socialism in the 21st century.
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Henry A. Giroux | In the Dead Zone of Capitalism: Lessons on the Violence of Inequality from Chicago
Rahm Emanuelu2019s actions in Chicago also mimic neoliberal policies that are playing out in other cities across the US.
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Cooperative Economics: Replacing a Capitalism in Collapse
By democratizing society through housing and work, we can start a new revolution in our politics, our economy, and even our environment by choosing to consume sustainably and minimize …
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Good Consumers, Bad Citizens
Michael Winship: When did we stop being citizens and become merely consumers?
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The Average CEO Made $9.7 Million in 2012
Whatever their justification, the shocking fact is that the average CEO in 2012 earned 354 times more than the average worker.
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Is the Monsanto Protest the Next Salt March?
Is it possible that the fight against Monsanto could be a tipping point in the battle against corporate greed?