Fourth Daalder Lecture, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, Interfacultaire Vakgroep Politieke Wetenschappen, March 15, 1997 Both liberalism and democracy have been sponge terms. Each has been given multiple, … The conflict between liberalism and democracyRead more
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The multiple crises of neoliberal capitalism and the need for a global working class response
Noam Chomsky interviewed by David Barsamian To what extent do you think the environmental challenges we face are an issue for the labor movement? And … The multiple crises of neoliberal capitalism and the need for a global working class responseRead more
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Corporate Capitalism Is the Foundation of Police Brutality and the Prison State
Our national conversation on race and crime is based on a fiction. It is the fiction that the organs of internal security, especially the judiciary … Corporate Capitalism Is the Foundation of Police Brutality and the Prison StateRead more
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Role of private equity firm in your life
When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers When you woke up this morning, chances are your morning routine was touched in some way by … Role of private equity firm in your lifeRead more
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Children of Thatcher era reached their thirties
By the time they hit their early 30s, those born in the early 1980s had about half as much wealth as those born in the … Children of Thatcher era reached their thirtiesRead more
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What should the future of capitalism look like?
What’s wrong with the world economy today? Dambisa Moyo: We, the international community, very successfully convinced a whole swathe of emerging market countries that they … What should the future of capitalism look like?Read more
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part II: Publicly Owned Energy Comes to London
“Democratizing energy means we can recapture the power from the predatory fossil fuel companies which are destroying the livelihoods of people, especially in the global … Cracks in Capitalism, Part II: Publicly Owned Energy Comes to LondonRead more
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Cracks in Capitalism, Part IV: Hacking the Future Iceland-Style
In 2008-9, swathes of Icelanders took to the streets and ousted their government. Their anger was focused against their government’s attempt to socialize private banks’ … Cracks in Capitalism, Part IV: Hacking the Future Iceland-StyleRead more
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Greece’s Syriza government presses ahead with privatisations
Amid mounting popular opposition, the Greek government of the pseudo-left “Coalition of the Radical Left” (Syriza) and its right-wing populist allies, the Independent Greeks (Anel), … Greece’s Syriza government presses ahead with privatisationsRead more