Truthout
Neoliberalism
Global Capitalist Crisis and the North American Free Trade Agreement: Reflections 21 Years On
The TPP is just the latest in more than two decades of trade agreements that have opened the world to corporate plunder.
Richard D. Wolff | Critics of Capitalism Must Include Its Definition
How an economic system organizes the production, appropriation and distribution of its surplus neatly and clearly differentiates capitalism from other systems.
Mark Crispin Miller: Neoliberalism and Its Impacts on Free Speech, Education and Democracy
Mark Crispin Miller discusses neoliberal doctrine and his new series, “Forbidden Bookshelf.”
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A Populist Balancing Act
Henry A. Giroux: Liberalism’s Failures in a Time of Increasing Violence, Racism, Inequality and State Terrorism
Henry Giroux points to failure of liberals who align themselves the rich and powerful and do not challenge domination.
Henry A. Giroux | Domestic Terrorism, Youth and the Politics of Disposability
Nation-states organized by neoliberal priorities have implicitly declared war on their children.
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Transnational Companies Driving Deadly Conflict in Guatemalan Indigenous Territory
The communities have come to view the energy projects as yet another invasion of their territory.
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Whither Cuba?
While the US hopes to turn Cuba capitalist, the Cuban state has its own plans to rejuvenate civil society.
The World Bank, Poverty Creation and the Banality of Evil
The World Bank's policies have led to land grabs, mass displacement and poverty creation around the world.
Tariq Ali: The Claim That Democracy Is Tied to Capitalism Is a Lie
Only populist movements that resist global institutional financial constraints will be able to restore robust democracies, says military historian and filmmaker Tariq Ali.