capitalism
‘Welcome to class warfare’: My half-century as a reporter covering the coal miners
June 12, 2026Coal miners are locked in the class struggle at the heart of the system of capitalist exploitation.
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No one pees for free! ‘Urinetown’ a hit in Washington
June 3, 2026In satire, fictional actions are an exaggeration of reality, but these days, the behavior of the billionaire elite is so extreme and absurd that it rivals anything a writer can imagine.
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The Trump effect: The white supremacist view of tolerance
June 3, 2026For over a decade, a schoolyard bully has occupied the nation's collective consciousness.
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Trump’s Iran war: Economic rescue mission for U.S. capitalism?
May 11, 2026Now that the United States has de-industrialized and become debt-ridden, its ruling class has abandoned and reversed the economic rules that served it 80 years ago.
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Trump message on economy: Don’t worry, be happy!
May 11, 2026National Economic Director Kevin Hassett says rising consumer debt proves we are doing just fine.
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