David Harvey Anti-Capitalist Chronicles July 23, 2020 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWKPi6jphbU&rel=0&feature=relmfu]
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Behind Every Dark Cloud of Terrorism, There’s a Silver Lining for the Wealthy
Among the many television specials marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, one that stood out was this week’s two-hour edition of public television’s Frontline, “America … Behind Every Dark Cloud of Terrorism, There’s a Silver Lining for the WealthyRead more
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California Passes Bill to Improve Conditions for Amazon Workers
The state Senate’s passage of Assembly Bill 701—which was expected to pass in the state Assembly on Friday, three months after the chamber approved its … California Passes Bill to Improve Conditions for Amazon WorkersRead more
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Corporate Sector Makes Landslide Profits from Modi’s Flagship Agri-Insurance Scheme
Many of the private insurance firms have made profits of 50 to 70%, as a difference between gross premium collected and insurance claims paid, in … Corporate Sector Makes Landslide Profits from Modi’s Flagship Agri-Insurance SchemeRead more
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Farmers Denied Rs 1,900 Crore Due to Sales Below MSP in Last Two Months
If the government’s minium support price (MSP) programme helped in properly creating a minimum floor price, farmers across 11 major agricultural states would have, on … Farmers Denied Rs 1,900 Crore Due to Sales Below MSP in Last Two MonthsRead more
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Coronavirus exposes deep rooted problems at the heart of our economy
Covid-19 has sent the world into turmoil. And in its wake the pandemic isn’t just threatening lives, but exposing a highly dysfunctional economic system and … Coronavirus exposes deep rooted problems at the heart of our economyRead more
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Dream House, Nightmare Mortgage
You’re saying “our resilience”. Who is the “we” here? For the central bank, the “we” is their clients, the commercial banks, and their role in … Dream House, Nightmare MortgageRead more
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The GST Council Is a Constitutional Crisis in the Making
Three years ago, as I began researching for my doctoral dissertation on the Goods and Services Tax (GST), I had a premonition that the GST … The GST Council Is a Constitutional Crisis in the MakingRead more
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US Dept of Defense Failed Audit While Spending $5.9 Trillion Since 9/11
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