Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: capitalism

Building the commons as an antidote to predatory capitalism

We are building a world in which people work together to solve common problems and create a more equitable economy and better lives for all of us.

Capitalism itself is to blame for Donald Trump

America lashed out at our economic system, but our new president-elect won’t be able to help. Instead, argues Professor Richard Wolff, we must change the way we approach work.

Capitalism Killing You? Income Sharing Could Save Our Lives…

In the ongoing series “From the Ground Up,” Occupy.com joins Commonomics USA presenting stories about local efforts to create a new sustainable economy.

The Anti-Empire Report #145

“Can it be imagined that an American president would openly implore the nation’s young people to fight a foreign war to defend ‘capitalism’?”

Comes the Revolution

“In these modern times the economic system, Capitalism, seems to have evolved into a quasi-religious political belief system.”

Four Americans Who Should Be Crying Out For Socialism

For consumers, and for children, minorities, the sick and disabled, and all victims of severe inequality, a continuation of Reagan/Clinton capitalism will lead to little improvement.

Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few — (BOOK)

With your donation of $30 one-time or $15 monthly recurring, you can support truly independent news and activism, and receive the book Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few by Robert Reich as our gift to you. It's win-win, and you get a fascinating new book out of it.

The Third Way: Share-the-Gains Capitalism

The CEO of Chobani is offering a model that is neither no-lose socialism for the rich nor hyper-capitalism for everyone else. Can this work for America?

Unsure About Socialism? Here’s More Evidence That Capitalism Is Killing America

Reports from the past six months show that the ongoing record of capitalist greed and irresponsibility has plunged to new lows.

Bernie vs. Hillary is Really “Clash of Civilizations”

“Government of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich must soon perish from the earth—or the climate perishes first.”

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Cori Bush calls for repeal of antiquated Comstock law amid rising anti-abortion tactics

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Mexico’s stand against GMO corn sparks US trade dispute

Mexico's firm stance on banning genetically modified (GM) corn imports, a policy that has prompted the United States to escalate the matter to a dispute settlement panel under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Inside the historic suit that the gun industry and Republicans are on the verge...

Gunmakers have repeatedly tried to end one city’s lawsuit over illegal gun sales. Meanwhile, illicit purchases of firearms continued at an unrelenting and hazardous pace.

The vexing Biden-Trump rematch could purge an era of broken, bipartisan dynamics—or not

That a shameless, dimwit outlaw like Trump can humiliate both state and federal justice confirms its own devastating “conviction" as failed legal systems.