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Tackling Inequality With Politics
Socialists must work to build mass democratic social movements and articulate an why a better world is not only possible but feasible, says Joseph M. Schwartz.
Predatory Capitalism: Old Trends and New Realities
The future of a progressive social order requires a reversal of capitalism's control over states, labor and ideology.
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China’s Wealthy Getting Richer in a Declining Economy
As the financial sector grows and liberalizes even further, returns to finance and other lucrative industries will only increase, as sectors with lower returns maintain wages barely in keeping …
Parecon: Envisioning a Life Beyond Capitalism
ROAR sits down with Michael Albert, author of ‘Realizing Hope’ and editor of Znet, to explore the idea of participatory economics.
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Does the Economy Serve Us or Them?
The endless stream of mergers and acquisitions over the past 34 years has taken away most all of the competition and has concentrated power.
Joseph Stiglitz: No, Spiraling Inequality Isn’t Inevitable
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.
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Seven Weird Things Money Does to Your Brain
Neuroeconomics is giving us a picture of the brain on money. Some of it isn't pretty.
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The Poisoners and Their Accomplices
“Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA” takes up where Rachel Carson left off - and the news is not good.
Sole’s New Album “Death Drive” Takes Shots at Alienation, Capitalism and Liberals
Tim “Sole” Holland's new album “Death Drive” weaves through self-reflection, philosophy and existentialism with an anarchist perspective.
Predatory Capitalism and the System’s Denial in the Face of Truth
Contemporary capitalism is characterized by a political economy which revolves around finance capital, is based on a savage form of free market fundamentalism.