Category Archives: CAPITALISM

Work Harder … Earn More Money … Buy More Things … Keep Going

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Greed Song

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Consumerism

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The Story of Stuff

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A Recipe for Fascism

By Chris Hedges TRUTHDIG American politics, as the midterm elections demonstrated, have descended into the irrational. On one side stands a corrupt liberal class, bereft of ideas and unable to respond coherently to the collapse of the global economy, the … Continue reading →

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Crises of Capitalism

In this RSA Animate, renowned academic David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that really could be responsible, just, and humane.

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The Impossible Hamster

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New Ways Bankers Are Spying on You

By Karen Blumenthal WALL STREET JOURNAL Big Banker is watching you—more closely than ever. With lenders still skittish about making new loans, credit bureaus and others are hawking services that help banks probe deeply into your financial closet. The new … Continue reading →

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How Obama Saved Capitalism and Lost the Midterms

By TIMOTHY EGAN NEW YORK TIMES If I were one of the big corporate donors who bankrolled the Republican tide that carried into office more than 50 new Republicans in the House, I would be wary of what you just … Continue reading →

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They thought the party would last forever …

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