capitalism
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Analysis
What does the GameStop stock frenzy tell us about capitalism?
The closing days of January shook Wall Street with a struggle between powerful stock market players and amateur investors that…
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Make 10 billionaires richer or freeze global poverty? Capitalism chose the former in 2020
The ten richest men in the world became $540 billion richer over the course of 2020, a year of immense…
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Fulfillment centers so hazardous, Washington state boosts Amazon’s workers’ comp rates 15 percent
Workers at Amazon fulfillment centers rush to keep up with robotic systems to meet shipment deadlines of one or two…
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FTC sues Facebook: What does it mean for social media users?
The complaint is not about privacy or speech.
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Breaking the Chains
Biden’s cabinet picks are a pittance—Representation in the capitalist government is not enough
If we study the political careers of Kamala Harris and Avril Haines we find that these women have consistently made…
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Foxconn in Wisconsin: Mirage over material in capitalist reality
From the start, the Wisconsin Foxconn deal in all of its delusional grandeur has been nothing but hot air blown…
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The Electoral College: protecting the rich from democracy since 1787
The Electoral College is designed to protect the U.S. government from excessive influence from the “unruly mob.”
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U.S. cops kill at 100 times rate of other capitalist countries
What accounts for the horrendous rate of racist police killings in the U.S., far exceeding that in other developed capitalist…
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Analysis
Nearly 100 environmental rollbacks: Is it the president or the system?
The gains for environmental protections that were won in the 1970s were a direct result of the mass people’s movement...
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