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Capitalism
System Change, or There and Back Again: Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism
Traditional capitalism yields recurring crises which have provoked transitions to traditional socialism and fascism.
Climate Crisis, the Deindustrialization Imperative and the Jobs vs. Environment Dilemma
To prevent global ecological collapse we must radically retrench and close down unsustainable industries.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Failures of Actually Existing Economic Systems
What so-called ‘freedoms’ were achieved with the fall of the Berlin Wall?
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Henry A. Giroux | Capitalism Is a Tumor on the Body Politic: What’s the Alternative? Beyond Mid-Election Babble
Social justice activists' biggest challenge is to provide an alternative discourse that can convince US citizens that real democracy is worth fighting for.
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Fasting for Democracy: Why I’ve Given Up Food to Fight Corruption
The struggle to end corruption and establish political equality regardless of wealth is a struggle to ensure that universal suffrage still means something.
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Viral Panic and the Politics of Quarantine
Our involvement in new wars prevents us from addressing the desperate demography and ecology of poor regions that see eco-illness go viral.
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What Has Greed Cost the United States?
Greed should be tightly regulated and controlled - it should be seen as the mental illness and social illness that it is.
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The United States’ Grand Fortunes Go Overboard
With middle-class net worth crumbling, the Forbes 400 grow wealthier than ever.
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Competing with Capitalism to Maximize Well-Being
Capitalism is taking on water and a new vessel is needed, but even if a rescue ship were to approach, there would be no jumping onto it.
Henry Giroux on the Rise of Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is the antithesis of real democracy because it feeds on inequality; it feeds on privilege, it feeds on massive divisiveness, and it feeds on a theater of cruelty.