The children of rich families tend to go to better quality schools, have higher cognitive skills, and complete more years of schooling. This column exploits … Why rich parents have rich childrenRead more
Capitalism
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Millions of Lives Are at Stake
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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]