there’s this joke, going around Puerto Rico, that the U.S. would trade with the European Union—would sell off Puerto Rico to the European Union; the … Puerto Ricans Deserve an Escape from “Permanent Debt Prison”Read more
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Trump’s Tax Plan is Class War Against the Poor
Yanis Varoufakis talking: Look, it’s déjà vu. We’ve seen it all before. It all began in the 1980s under Ronald Reagan, this mass redistribution of … Trump’s Tax Plan is Class War Against the PoorRead more
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Financialization created a new deep establishment
Yanis Varoufakis talking: it used to be, in the United States—remember President Eisenhower—it used to be the military-industrial complex, the medical-industrial complex. In Europe, it … Financialization created a new deep establishmentRead more
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The Color of Money
Mehrsa Baradaran talking: so blacks came as a labor, but they were also capital. I mean they were owned and they were sort of liquid … The Color of MoneyRead more
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How Airbnb’s Brand of Gentrification Is Harming Six Cities
The share economy has democratized travel for many, making it cheaper to explore new places while supposedly providing guests with more personal service than they … How Airbnb’s Brand of Gentrification Is Harming Six CitiesRead more
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Imagining Our Way Beyond Neoliberalism
C.J. Polychroniou: Noam, racism, inequality, mass incarceration and gun violence are pathologies that run deep inside American society. How would a progressive government begin to … Imagining Our Way Beyond NeoliberalismRead more
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Donald Trump is ISIS’ greatest friend
Yanis Varoufakis talking: The history of the Catalan independence movement is too long to enter into now. But also it doesn’t really matter, because what … Donald Trump is ISIS’ greatest friendRead more
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Amazon’s Uneven Playing Field
In the hierarchy of the corporate world today, Amazon is near the top. It’s one of the top five most valuable companies traded on the … Amazon’s Uneven Playing FieldRead more
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2017 compared to 1917
Socialism a century ago seemed to be the wave of the future. There were various schools of socialism, but the common ideal was to guarantee … 2017 compared to 1917Read more
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Who Profits from the Opioid Crisis?
America’s staggering opioid epidemic, the secretive family making billions from the crisis, and how Congress undermined efforts to restrict the flow of pain pills that … Who Profits from the Opioid Crisis?Read more