Pressure is growing on the Biden administration to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-related medicines and vaccines at the World Trade … Millions of Lives Are at StakeRead more
Capitalism
The Lancet condemns American capitalism
On Thursday, the British medical journal The Lancet published its official report, three years in the making, on the Trump administration’s health care record. The … The Lancet condemns American capitalismRead more
Capital cannot be civilized, but can be stabilized
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzDr4_LU_CI&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Your questions for Yanis Varoufakis – Jung & Naiv: Episode 381
Hospitals Sued Patients over Medical Debt
We look at pandemic profiteering in the medical system as a new report by Kaiser Health News reveals some of the nation’s richest hospitals recorded … Hospitals Sued Patients over Medical DebtRead more
How Capitalism Died
Extract from ANOTHER NOW’s Chapter 4 entitled “How Capitalism Died” …In the Other Now, the Ossify Wall Street movement, as it was known, sprang up … How Capitalism DiedRead more
The Freedom to Freeze
Texas’s prevailing social Darwinism was expressed most succinctly last week by the mayor of Colorado City, who accused his constituents – trapped in near sub-zero … The Freedom to FreezeRead more
Texas Freeze Illustrates a Failed Economic System
The Texas Freeze illustrates just some of the shortcomings of conservative economics as a basis for public good. The nation’s problems will only get worse … Texas Freeze Illustrates a Failed Economic SystemRead more
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas Stoves
In early 2020, Wilson Truong posted on the Nextdoor social media platform—where users can send messages to a group in their neighborhood—in a Culver City, … How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas StovesRead more
How the Military-Industrial Complex Profits from Endless War
Medea Benjamin Merchants of Death [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKha0oCcANU&rel=0&feature=relmfu]
EpiPen Maker Mylan Has 2nd Highest Executive Pay in Industry
a new analysis by The Wall Street Journal shows the pharmaceutical giant Mylan, which has come under fire for hiking the cost of the life-saving … EpiPen Maker Mylan Has 2nd Highest Executive Pay in IndustryRead more