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Richard D. Wolff | Capitalism’s Deeper Problem
Globalization distributed capitalism's deepening inequality throughout the world.
The Party’s Over: A Critic’s Take on Brazil’s Dismal World Cup Legacy
If a favela can be displaced, they are going to try to displace it, and if they can use the World Cup and the Olympics as a pretext to …
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The Spanish Town Where People Come Before Profit
While Marinaleda has its flaws, it reminds us that alternative economic models are not only possible, they already exist.
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With the Plundering of Fossil Fuels, the Future May Be the Past: An Agrarian Society
As we exhaust the fossil fuels and minerals of the planet, we face the threat of exhausting the raw materials that built the modern world.
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Shark Attack!
Under the right-wing war mongering Bush gang we saw 50 percent of our federal taxes go for military spending. Under Mr. Hope & Change Obama that percentage is now …
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Lana Del Rey: Why a Death-Obsessed Pop Siren Is Perfect for Late-Stage Capitalist America
Del Rey is pushing the envelope, and here's the message: America is a rotting corpse.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Eight Years of Bush Cost Us Trillions of Dollars, and More
Eight years under George W. Bush cost us about $6.6 trillion dollars, and more.
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Charles Koch, Modern Robber Baron, Exposed
Charles Koch was a member of the John Birch Society at the height of their attacks on the civil rights movement.
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Fun Accounting and the Export-Import Bank
The establishment types in Washington have become really worried in recent weeks because one of their major troughs, the Export-Import Bank, may not be reauthorized by Congress.
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Why Do Banksters Get Help but Not Homeowners?
If we're serious about helping out the millions of Americans who still struggle to keep a roof over their heads, then we need to be doing a lot more …