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Breakdown of Safety Is Not Unique to Boeing — It’s Endemic to Capitalist Society
Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety.
To Fight Global Fascism, We Must Confront Zionism
To stand with Palestine is to transform our genocidal global systems and build a different world.
SEC’s Approval of Bitcoin Markets May Set the Stage for Financial Disaster
Irresponsible banking and deregulation are putting the world economy at risk.
Child Labor Could Solve Alabama’s “Labor Shortage,” Says GOP Group
The Alabama Policy Institute wants to loosen child labor laws to address a labor shortage caused by too-low pay.
The Only Solution to “Wealth Supremacy” Is a Democratic Economy
Our economy must center human outcomes rather than rising share prices, says social theorist and author Marjorie Kelly.
Palestine Has Exposed How Our Governments Work for Their Own Interests, Not Ours
We cannot rely on political bodies whose material interests are at odds with revolution.
We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created
Capitalism, especially U.S. militarized capitalism, is a structural extinction force we need to confront foremost.
Don’t Dismiss Marx. His Critique of Colonialism Is More Relevant Than Ever.
Contrary to liberal misinterpretations, Marx was a fierce critic of colonialism, says Marxist scholar Marcello Musto.
With COP28 Underway, Let’s Recommit to an Ongoing Struggle for Systemic Change
Neither COP28 nor individualistic approaches will solve the climate crisis. We need to buckle down for a long fight.
Insecurity Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Capitalism. But It Can Spark Resistance.Â
Debt abolitionist Astra Taylor discusses how capitalism’s manufactured insecurity can feed movements for radical change.