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Neoliberalism
Corporations, Not People, Have Been Made Stakeholders in the New Global Order
Susan George, author of “Shadow Sovereigns,” discusses the rise of corporate personhood on a global scale.
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The War on Terror Is a War on Youth: Paris and the Impoverishment of the Future
The war on youth is being waged against and by young people. They are both subjects and objects in a global cycle of violence.
James K. Galbraith on the Human Cost of Inequality in the Neoliberal Age
A shrinking middle class, rollbacks in social programs and low standards of living characterize life in a financialized economy.
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Henry A. Giroux | Terrorizing Students: The Criminalization of Children in the US Police State
The transformation of disciplinary problems into criminal violations has often resulted in absurd, if not tragic results.
Building a Democratic Economy: Local Tools in the Struggle Against Neoliberalism
Public spending programs can catalyze the growth of this new democratic political economy, but they are not necessary for its development.
Neoliberalism’s War on Workers: An Interview With Peter Fleming
The class war initiated under Reaganomics and Thatcherism has taken the form of managerialism, which seeks to demobilize workers entirely.
Henry A. Giroux | Beyond Dystopian Visions in the Age of Neoliberal Authoritarianism
Casino capitalism has created a dead zones of the imagination that even Orwell could not have envisioned.
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How Will We Reach an Ecological Civilization and Who Will Build It?
Capitalism, by its nature, cannot respond in a timely manner to the global ecological crisis. Only a social movement can.
Swimming With the Debt Sharks
In the US, all debtors are not created equal. The depth of that inequality emerged after the 2008 crash.
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Social Impact Bonds: Selling Off the Public Good in the Era of Neoliberalism
Advocates of social impact bonds disregard structural causes of social problems, privatizing both services and social ills.