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Capitalism
Who Plans the Economy? Imagining Fair and Free Trade
We need new trade and investment rules that shift control from the plutocratic private owner to the democratic public.
We Must Reject Economic Cannibalism
We must move away from the current cannibalizing global economy towards a regenerative one or face extinction.
From Occupy Protests to the Platforms
A lawyer-activist reflects on the significance of the Occupy Wall Street call for the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall.
How Individualist Economics Are Causing Planetary Eco-Collapse
While capitalism has brought unprecedented development, this same motor of development is now driving towards ecological collapse, threatening to doom us all.
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Time to Rein in the Robber Barons Again
It's time to make the US economy work for everyone.
An Agenda for a New Economy: Livestream of CommonBound 2016
Truthout is hosting this weekend-long livestream featuring conference keynotes, selected workshops and one-on-one interviews with organizers and participants.
Economic Update: Psychology, Economics and Orlando
This episode discusses minimum wage raises, and more.
Ecologically Sustainable Growth Is Possible: An Interview With Economist Robin Hahnel
“Preventing climate change ... is perfectly compatible with increases in economic well-being,” says radical economist Robin Hahnel.
We Don’t Need Trump or Brexit to Reject the Credo of Neoliberal Market Inevitability
Revolt against the inevitability of globalized capitalism takes diverse and often desperate forms when “there is no alternative.”
The Millennial Generation Is a Perfect Fit for Socialism
Capitalism has only itself to blame, forcing millennials to look for an alternative.