Capitalism

This week's episode discusses sanctions on Russia, medical companies' failures, cable company monopolies and more.

We not only must re-regulate finance, we must develop more public options in finance, says economist Gerald Epstein.

James McGill Buchanan's vision of totalitarian capitalism has infected public policy in the US. Now it's being exported.

This week's episode discusses how United Airlines profits from customer abuse, China's rapid economic growth and more.

This week's episode discusses the Senate's dueling health bills, minimum wage cuts and more.

International finance capital enforces the imperialism of today, says Marxist economist Prabhat Patnaik.

This week's episode discusses car loans, sales showing falsity of economic “recovery” claims, the G-20 meetings coordinating global austerity and more.

The crisis in Greece has no end in sight.

How do we envision the movements necessary to get beyond the existential threats to the planet and its people?

“We need to question the celebrity relationship with politicians that has colonized the whole political spectrum,” says Naomi Klein.