Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies, becoming the latest major drug … Walmart proposed to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuitsRead more
Capitalism
Corruption is Legal in America
question does the government represent the people now this is what they found
Will the US-Backed War in Yemen Ever End?
This past Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of the launch of Operation Decisive Storm, the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. With intelligence and logistical support … Will the US-Backed War in Yemen Ever End?Read more
Biggest corporate political interests spend billions, get trillions
Between 2007 and 2012, 200 of America’s most politically active corporations spent a combined $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. A year-long analysis … Biggest corporate political interests spend billions, get trillionsRead more
Rich people rule!
Everyone thinks they know that money is important in American politics. But how important? The Supreme Court’s Gilded Age reasoning in McCutcheon v. FEC has … Rich people rule!Read more
Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy
So, really, Wisconsin is a case study for how Republicans are dismantling democracy in real time right now, but also it’s a project that dates … Laboratory for Dismantling DemocracyRead more
Capitalism’s Definition is NOT Innocent
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/economicupdate/Econ_Update_2020.08.13.S10E32.mp3 Richard Wolff Economic Update
The shifting state of planet earth and alien planets
https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2018.07/5b54305bdda4c8f2618b4581.mp4 Adam Frank, On Contact
Testing Theories of American Politics
Each of four theoretical traditions in the study of American politics—which can be characterized as theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy, Economic-Elite Domination, and two types … Testing Theories of American PoliticsRead more