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“Barbie” Lets Us Laugh at the Patriarchy, But Not at the Expense of Corporations
Unsurprisingly, Mattel asks women to be bosses, not to fight them.
AI Won’t Overthrow Us, But It Will Optimize the Capitalist Death Machine
“The real threat of these systems is what it will mean for our power,” says Paris Marx.
Fast Fashion Is Unsustainable. What Could a “Slow” Fashion Industry Look Like?
The fast fashion industry has created a culture of consumption that depends on the exploitation of people and the Earth.
COVID Hasn’t Disappeared — But Empathy, Care and Solidarity Have
Governments worldwide are abandoning people to a debilitating disease with one simple trick: saying it no longer exists.
Asset Management Firms Are Gaining Power Over Housing, Hospitals, Water and More
Brett Christophers explains how asset managers like BlackRock and Blackstone have come to “own the world.”
Hondurans Fight Private Cities Run by US Companies Amid Legal Battle
Such “extreme investor rights” under an international trade agreement directly oppose Honduran sovereignty, says critic.
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Art Exhibit Calls Viewers to Confront Fascism
As wildfire smoke wafts over North America, artist Isaac Cordal’s critique of neoliberal capitalism is urgent and apt.
Chomsky and Pollin: Just Transition Can Stop Earth From Becoming Uninhabitable
We must act now to heed the UN secretary-general’s warning that climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.”
For-Profit Child Care Chains See Opportunity to Monopolize Imperiled Industry
The catastrophic state of U.S. child care is rooted in capitalism, not the pandemic.
In His Own Words: Harry Belafonte on Fighting for Justice in the Age of Trump
“There’s some ass-kicking out here to be done. And we should do it,” the late Belafonte said in 2016.