In February 2017, Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in the headlines for his charitable activities. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, founded by the tech … The trouble with charitable billionairesRead more
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Imperial President or Emperor With No Clothes?
Leaders are routinely confronted with philosophical dilemmas. Here’s a classic one for our Trumptopian times: If you make enemies out of your friends and friends … Imperial President or Emperor With No Clothes?Read more
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Capitalism Is The Reason Your Employer Is Screwing You Over
The answer:worker cooperatives. Few businesses show the skewed dynamics between employer and employees as clearly as Amazon. Its CEO Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest … Capitalism Is The Reason Your Employer Is Screwing You OverRead more
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Marx’s Concept of Class
The concept of class poses profound problems for theory and practice. This is true across the academic disciplines and in the confused incoherence around “class … Marx’s Concept of ClassRead more
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Why is the Palestinian Authority attacking Palestinian protests?
On Wednesday night in Ramallah, people mobilised once again around a new campaign calling for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to lift the sanctions it imposed … Why is the Palestinian Authority attacking Palestinian protests?Read more
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In order to increase the wealth of the Walton family
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Et Tu, Bernie?
There are two versions of Bernie Sanders. There is the old Bernie Sanders, who mounted a quixotic campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination as a … Et Tu, Bernie?Read more
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From Pinochet To Assange: A Tale Of Two Extraditions
The plethora of crimes committed during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile between 1973 and 1990 were exactly the type of abuse of … From Pinochet To Assange: A Tale Of Two ExtraditionsRead more
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How The War Industry Corrupts The U.S. Congress
Former President Jimmy Carter has called U.S. politics a system of “legalized bribery” in which powerful interests spend billions of dollars on lobbying and campaign … How The War Industry Corrupts The U.S. CongressRead more