capitalism
Food or compost? People go hungry while hogs are plowed under
May 15, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
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U.S. pandemic unemployment grows again, but so does the number of billionaires
May 14, 2020Progressive analysts at the Economic Policy Institute predict jobless figures will only get worse, especially for low-wage workers, women workers, and workers of color.
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Turning point: What will be the post-pandemic ‘new normal’?
May 14, 2020Historians have long discussed the concept of “turning points” in history. Are we living through one in 2020?
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We call frontline workers ‘heroes,’ but do we value them like heroes?
May 13, 2020When we collectively come out on the other side of this pandemic, will we have learned and changed anything at all?
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Pandemia: El capitalismo sin máscara
May 9, 2020El desarrollo del nuevo coronavirus escapó a los cálculos del capitalismo, demostrando la incapacidad del sistema para enfrentar un fenómeno de carácter mundial.
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