Truthout
Capitalism
Capitalism Is Not the “Market System”
Americans are debating the choice we must make now between keeping capitalism or changing the system.
“Sorry to Bother You” Exposes the Danger of Bourgeois Integration
Boots Riley's new film explores how the “urge toward whiteness” keeps the wheels of capitalism turning.
“Exhaling a Low Freedom Song”: Jackie Wang on Carceral Capitalism
The state is using carceral techniques to fill revenue gaps created by shrinking tax bases.
Labor’s Power and the Medicare for All Struggle
A Missouri nurse makes the case for uniting health care struggles.
A Progressive Political Economy in the Aftermath of Neoliberalism’s Destruction
The global capitalist economy functions in a very asymmetrical and dangerous way.
The Limits of Green Energy Under Capitalism
Renewable energy cannot grow fast enough to avert climate catastrophe under capitalism's growing demand for energy.
The Importance of Being Uncivil
Why should we be civil while internment camps, travel bans, police murder and other atrocities rule the land?
Wealth Can’t Protect Environmentally Ravaged Silicon Valley From Climate Change
The tech empire’s power and money are no match for the fierce drought and wildfires exacerbated by urban sprawl.
Black Americans’ Median Wealth Could Disappear in One Generation
Intergenerational wealth, which slavery enabled white families to accumulate, contributes to the racial wealth gap.
Goodbye Regulations, Hello Impending Global Financial Crisis
Wall Street is again free to pursue speculative profits at the cost of workers, communities and social programs.