capitalism
Save the planet or save capitalism; we can’t do both
September 20, 2019Overproduction, over-consumption, waste, greed, and inequality - they're all necessary for capitalism to survive; but the survival of capitalism is not compatible with the survival of life on this planet.
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Cuban reform: Overcoming the separation of economics and politics
September 18, 2019The term “economism” has been used since Lenin’s time to characterize a situation of political prerogatives losing out to economic ones and of the resulting trouble for the working class. Cuba's reform process faces the same...
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The times they are a-changing: The Venice Biennale and late capitalism
September 11, 2019May You Live in Interesting Times is the title and organizing principle of this year’s Venice Biennale, the every-other-year festival of contemporary art.
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Millennial workers who question capitalism are on to something
September 5, 2019Maybe it’s time to follow the millennials’ lead, and really start questioning not just aspects of the U.S. system, but the very nature of the system itself.
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Is socialism really about “free stuff”?
August 29, 2019Republicans say we can't afford education or health care, but somehow there's always money for what corporations need.
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