capitalism
Boxing, crime, and capitalism: Gerald Horne’s ‘The Bittersweet Science’ reviewed
December 8, 2021Incitement to murder for a thrill in general, and gambling returns in particular, transcends boxing per se, but emanates from a culture that views workers and oppressed people as things and treats force and violence as...
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U.S. ‘democracy summit’ a master class in hypocrisy
December 8, 2021Just like “freedom” and “human rights,” we can count “democracy” as another term that’s lost all meaning after years of being trotted out by the government that cares about it the least.
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‘It was once our home’: Socialist Yugoslavia before the breakup
December 3, 2021We Yugoslav exiles now wander the world like lost strangers and bore our company with tales of a wonderful country that was once our home, a country so fantastic that it sounds a bit like a...
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Indian farmers score victory as Modi retreats on pro-corporate farm laws
November 19, 2021The Communist Party of India (Marxist) said: “The farmers have taught the Modi government a lesson it should not forget. Dictatorship in India does not work.”
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America’s mental health crisis is a mental care crisis
November 18, 2021The core conclusion of the “self-care” argument is clear: Mental health is for those who can afford it.
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