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Capitalism
Capitalism, Slavery, Racism and Imprisonment of People of Color Cannot Be Separated
Author Dennis Childs discusses how a clause within the US Constitution's 13th Amendment ushered in a system of “neoslavery.”
Economic Update: Lessons About and From Socialism
This episode provides updates on the economic significance of Sanders' Iowa vote, and more.
How Two-Party Political Systems Bolster Capitalism
In two-major-party systems, political parties operate as if capitalism were the only viable economic structure.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Results
This episode provides updates on Obama's visit to Detroit, and more.
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Crisis Management
How “The Big Short” Shorts Audiences Hoping to Understand the 2008 Financial Crisis
“The Big Short” dramatizes the 2008 financial crisis and attempts to make viewers sympathize with its primary beneficiaries.
Mother Nature’s Invisible Hand Strikes Back Against the Carbon Economy
The invisible hand of Mother Nature is just now beginning to settle accounts with the capitalist business model.
Economic Update: Fighting Right-Wing Economics
This episode provides updates on Flint's poisoned water, and more.
Henry A. Giroux: Neoliberalism Injects Violence Into Our Lives, and Fear Into Our Politics
Cultural critic Henry Giroux examines the ways in which conflict has entered the fabric of American life.
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Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons
The teenage Rosa Luxemburg teaches her family about Marx's “Das Kapital.”