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Capitalism
Closet Socialists gives solutions to overcoming socialism’s past problems
Sen. Bernie Sanders called JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon the “biggest corporate socialist in America today” in a recent ad. He may have a point … Closet Socialists gives solutions to overcoming socialism’s past problemsRead more
50th Anniversary of Powell Memorandum
We’ve embedded the text of the so-called Powell Memo, named for its author Lewis Powell, later a Nixon Administration Supreme Court appointment, It set forth … 50th Anniversary of Powell MemorandumRead more
Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Opioid Settlement
A scion of the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma, vowed in court on Tuesday that the family would walk away from a … Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Opioid SettlementRead more
U.S. Midterm Elections
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrjiDbAFZw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] David Harvey Economic Update
Big Pharma Firms Spent More Enriching Investors Than on R&D
The leading 14 Big Pharma firms paid out more to enrich their investors than they spent on research and development from 2016 to 2020, a … Big Pharma Firms Spent More Enriching Investors Than on R&DRead more
A New Form of Slavery? California’s Incarcerated Firefighters
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Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with Africa
The Food and Drug Administration has fully authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for U.S. residents aged 16 and over, making it the first COVID vaccine … Pfizer must Share COVID Vaccine Technology with AfricaRead more
“White-collar crime” and the nature of capitalism
Big Dirty Money, The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White-collar Crime , by Jennifer Taub, Viking, New York, 2020 The term “white-collar crime,” which … “White-collar crime” and the nature of capitalismRead more
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges
Purdue Pharma LP pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription painkiller OxyContin, capping a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve … OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal chargesRead more