capitalism

Helping the homeless isn’t profitable

January 12, 2010 By Joe Sims

Accused of deliberately destroying unsold winter clothing, including gloves and overcoats, instead of using them to clothe the homeless and poor, two New York City retailers, H&M and Wal-Mart have beat hasty retreats in recent days.

New vampire film takes a bite out of capitalism

January 11, 2010 By Blake Skylar

Having premiered at the 34th Annual Toronto Inter-national Film Festival on September 11, 2009, but seeing its wide theatrical debut on January 8, 2010 (I caught it yesterday in Chicago), "Daybreakers" is a thinking man's vampire...

Avatar: Hollywood science fiction, political reality

January 7, 2010 By Frank Valdez

What makes Avatar so interesting is that when one looks beyond the science fiction story, one clearly sees the policies of our government serving the multi-national corporations.

Detroit book forum calls for new economy

January 7, 2010 By John Rummel

Jim Wallis, founding editor-in-chief of Sojourners Magazine, a Christian social justice publication, calls for new values and new economy.

Marx in Copenhagen

January 6, 2010 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

"Goodbye Africa, goodbye South Asia; goodbye glaciers and sea ice, coral reefs and rainforest; it was nice knowing you." Such was George Monbiot's dismay as the recent Copenhagen Climate Conference ended.