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Death by Charity: the Dark Side of Decluttering
Capitalism kills — and charity is one of its tools.
When We See the Sacred in Each Other, Social Movements Flourish
We must reclaim our impulse for an authentic collective sensibility that's been co-opted by the market system.
Is New York’s Amazon Overthrow a Turning Point in Capitalism?
Popular rejection of the begging and bribing system that favors corporations is growing stronger.
The Growing Wealth Gap Marks the Return of Oligarchy
What can be done so wealth is no longer concentrated with the few? Economist Thomas Weisskopf discusses.
Trump’s Broken Promises to the Land of “American Carnage”
The loss of an Ohio General Motors plant is just the latest dispatch from the heartland of Trump's “American carnage.”
The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine
The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems “inessential.”
The Left Cannot Afford to Ignore the Global Workers’ Struggle
The “Left Case Against the EU” fails to recognize the interconnectedness of workers in a globalized economy.
Elizabeth Warren Is Not a Socialist, But She Still Makes Wall Street Squirm
Can Warren win over Democratic voters with the language of regulation, rather than revolution?
A Green New Deal Is the First Step Toward an Eco-Revolution
We need an ecological revolution to avoid catastrophic planetary change, says sociologist John Bellamy Foster.
Campaign to Defend Mexico’s Sacred Lake Changes Global Activism
Indigenous wisdom provided an effective counternarrative to stop a mega-airport project on a sacred site.