Tag: capitalism

When a global pandemic strikes, the private-sector austerity model simply falls apart.

If there’s ever been a time to radically change our social service policies, this is it.

“Did not see those Texas numbers on socialism coming,” tweeted HillTV’s Krystal Ball.

In the Trump era, we are being told that deficits don’t matter—and neither, of course, do the facts.

“Our broken economies are lining the pockets of billionaires and big business at the expense of ordinary men and women. No wonder people are starting to question whether billionaires should even exist.”

Capitalism doesn’t work well with monopolies, insider-trading, political payoffs, fraud, and large amounts of inherited wealth.

Can we create socialism within capitalism, or capitalism within socialism?

Taking aim at the vast inequities produced by America's business-dominated economic system, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday unveiled a far-reaching proposal that would roll...

You might want to examine the poster below.  It mixes economic with social results. Naturally, it is somewhat picky.  For example,...

If Trump is not made stand-in for heartless Robber Barons, progressives will have squandered our greatest opportunity to name this era: Trump’s Age of Corruption.