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Capitalism
Myths of Globalization: Noam Chomsky and Ha-Joon Chang in Conversation
US corporate ownership of the globalized economy has exploded, even as US national wealth has declined, Noam Chomsky says.
On the Road From Anti-Capitalism to Socialism, We Need a Political Party
On the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution, a new collection of essays looks at strategies for ending capitalism.
A 21st Century Marxism: The Revolutionary Possibilities of the “New Economy“
The clue to dismantling corporate capitalism lies in the Marxist idea of “cooperativism” or workers' democracy.
Passive Revolution: The Transnational Capitalist Class Unravels Latin America’s Pink Tide
A dependence on the globalized system of production and finance has been the left's undoing in Latin America.
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The New Socialism: Moving Beyond Concentrated State Power
One emerging and promising new socialism for the 21st century focuses on worker co-ops.
Illusions and Dangers in Trump’s “America First” Policy: An Interview With Economist Robert Pollin
Trump's “America First” policy is not new. The US has always put itself first, supported by global military dominance.
The Robot Economy: Ready or Not, Here It Comes
As more jobs are turned over to robots and algorithms, more wealth will accumulate in the hands of those already at the top of a steep pyramid.
Dismantling Domination: What We Can Learn About Freedom From Karl Marx
Marx's major innovation was a theory of capitalism as a system of domination, says the author of Marx's Inferno.
The Gentrification-to-Prison Pipeline
Many of the incarcerated have this in common — they start out as casualties of “redevelopment.”
Government Has Allowed Corporations to Be More Powerful Than the State
Both Republicans and Democrats are responsible for letting corporations run roughshod over all attempts at regulation.