capitalism
Wall Street killed Toys ‘R’ Us, but its workers’ fight continues
August 24, 2018Private equity firms loaded the toy giant with debt and cashed out, leaving 30,000 employees high and dry with no severance.
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Hollywood has no time for Crazy Poor Asians
August 23, 2018They talk about cultural appropriation, but they appropriated Singapore. Even being an American person of color does not wholly erase one’s American point of view.
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The difference between socialism and reformism
August 20, 2018“Capitalism cannot reform itself; it is doomed to self-destruction. No universal selfishness can bring good to all."
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Chicago has no ‘shortage of values,’ what it lacks are resources
August 8, 2018Rahm Emanuel says Chicago has “a shortage of values.” What the city is really short on is opportunity and public investment.
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From Katrina to Maria: Disaster capitalism’s playbook for school reform
August 8, 2018If the people of Puerto Rico want to see the future of their public education system, they need only look to New Orleans.
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