I’m a Luddite. This is not a hesitant confession, but a proud proclamation. I’m also a social scientist who studies how new technologies affect politics, … I’m a Luddite. You should be one tooRead more
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Record profits for grain firms amid food crisis
Companies at the centre of the global grain trade have enjoyed a record bonanza amid soaring food prices around the world, raising concerns of profiteering … Record profits for grain firms amid food crisisRead more
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Capitalism Is an Insecurity Machine
The COVID-19 student loan forbearance ended this month, and some 40 million Americans once saw interest begin to accrue again on their federal student loans … Capitalism Is an Insecurity MachineRead more
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The Political Economy of the Mental Health System
The present paper analyses the functions of the mental health system in relation to the economic organisation of society, using concepts derived from Marx’s work … The Political Economy of the Mental Health SystemRead more
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Thousands of Corporations Profiting From US Prison Industry
An advocacy group “dedicated to dismantling the prison industry” on Wednesday unveiled an interactive database of over 4,000 corporations it says are profiting from the … Thousands of Corporations Profiting From US Prison IndustryRead more
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How the West poisoned its money
Capitalism conquered the world by commodifying almost everything that had a value but not a price, thus driving a sharp wedge between values and prices. … How the West poisoned its moneyRead more
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Inspire the Rebellion against the Legalised Robbery of People & Earth
Have we, humans, passed the point of no return down the path to ecological ruin? Does ruin-without-end loom black across the land, the air, the … Inspire the Rebellion against the Legalised Robbery of People & EarthRead more
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Capitalism is over and ‘social democracy is finished’
Yanis Varoufakis: know I come from the left we are The 1:08 Losers of History we leftist as you very 1:11 well know we used … Capitalism is over and ‘social democracy is finished’Read more
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Food insecurity has lasting impacts on the brains and behavior
While food insecurity is a problem for a growing segment of the U.S. population — made even worse by the coronavirus pandemic — few studies … Food insecurity has lasting impacts on the brains and behaviorRead more
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Top 15 US Billionaires Gained $100 billion
Based on an Institute for Policy Studies analysis of data from the Forbes real time billionaire list from 2025, there are 935 billionaires in the … Top 15 US Billionaires Gained $100 billionRead more