An Interview With David Harvey This fall marks the 150th anniversary since the publication of Karl Marx’s Capital. In his groundbreaking series, Marx famously defined … More appropriation of value now happens in the marketing part of the gameRead more
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For Hillary Clinton, the labor movement is an ATM
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Weapons of Math Destruction
“The technology already exists. It’s only the will we’re lacking.” These sentences from Cathy O’Neil’s new book Weapons of Math Destruction have been haunting me … Weapons of Math DestructionRead more
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In Rushed Vote, Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Bill Benefiting Wealthiest
Senate Republicans have passed a sweeping rewrite of the U.S. tax code that will dramatically impact not only household income, but also healthcare, domestic spending … In Rushed Vote, Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Bill Benefiting WealthiestRead more
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United States continues to block progress
broadcasting live from the final day of the U.N. climate summit here in Bonn, Germany. This year is the first COP since President Trump vowed … United States continues to block progressRead more
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Let’s Just Admit It: Capitalism Doesn’t Work
In almost every way you examine it, capitalism – at least the relatively unconstrained, free- market variety practiced here in the US and supported by … Let’s Just Admit It: Capitalism Doesn’t WorkRead more
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How did 1917 change the west?
Revolutions – and their centenaries – are best dealt with in the first person. That, of course, creates a certain awkwardness for an academic, whose … How did 1917 change the west?Read more
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How Facebook and Google threaten public health – and democracy
In an interview this week with Axios, Facebook’s original president, Sean Parker, admitted that the company intentionally sought to addict users and expressed regret at … How Facebook and Google threaten public health – and democracyRead more
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The Statue Removal Debate
Confederate monuments honor figures involved in waging war to preserve an abhorrent system, Black human beings considered property, not people. When Civil War began in … The Statue Removal DebateRead more
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What can the popular resistance movement learn from hunter-gatherer ancestors
In researching my book, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning, I realized that a greater understanding of hunter-gatherer values and … What can the popular resistance movement learn from hunter-gatherer ancestorsRead more