capitalism
Mass shootings and the moral hazard of capitalism
October 2, 2017To answer the question why, we don't need to know the particular thoughts that introduced finger to trigger. It is enough to look ourselves, and our society.
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Investing in tragedy: The political economy of mass shootings
October 2, 201750 are dead, more than 400 injured. Meanwhile, the stock prices of gun manufacturers are up sharply in Monday morning trading.
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A potential Irma victim’s last minute letter to Peoples World readers
September 8, 2017Bourgeois commentators, reporters, and government spokes-people serve some purpose when they disseminate useful information, but this crisis mode and referral to this hurricane intentionally misses a more vital discussion about why the nature affects varying populations...
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Platform capitalists: The new would-be rulers of the world
August 30, 2017The platform capitalists pose as a group of high-tech saviors making the world a better place. What they are really doing is becoming data monopolies.
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Stop the buzz-killing beer barons
August 30, 2017Two conglomerates control 90 percent of the beer market, and that’s costing you bucks.
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