capitalism

Toward cyborg socialism

February 10, 2014 By Alyssa Battistoni

The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970. It was also Lenin's hundredth birthday. The coincidence was not intentional.

Marxist economist Richard Wolff draws overflow crowds

February 4, 2014 By Ed Rampell

They flocked to hear the unapologetically self-avowed "Marxian economist" who has long toiled in the obscurity of academia and left circles.

“Day Trader”: wickedly clever play critiques capitalism

January 27, 2014 By Ed Rampell

Day Trader is sort of Sunset Blvd. meets Body Heat meets Wall Street, a modern morality play that will keep audiences on the edges of their seats.

“The Wolf of Wall Street”: “Mean Streets” director does “Ugly Street”

January 17, 2014

It's an ugly, unforgivable movie of shameful practices and sociopathic tendencies. How else, of course, would you make a movie about Wall Street finance?

Seattle’s socialist councilmember delivers inaugural address

January 9, 2014 By Kshama Sawant

Sawant made national - and international - news after becoming the first socialist elected to the Seattle city council.