Capitalism

The endless stream of mergers and acquisitions over the past 34 years has taken away most all of the competition and has concentrated power.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz took to the opinion pages of The New York Times to argue that there's no such thing as “natural” market forces.

Neuroeconomics is giving us a picture of the brain on money. Some of it isn't pretty.

“Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA” takes up where Rachel Carson left off - and the news is not good.

Tim “Sole” Holland's new album “Death Drive” weaves through self-reflection, philosophy and existentialism with an anarchist perspective.

Contemporary capitalism is characterized by a political economy which revolves around finance capital, is based on a savage form of free market fundamentalism.

Some of the best “Muck Reads” we read this week.

The experience of debt can guide us toward different ways of living - like having extended generations share a household - that are both cheaper and more fulfilling.

A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.

The Zapatistas have not only articulated a vision of the future outside of neoliberal disposability, but they are living that future reality now.