Why We Need to Democratize Wealth—The U.S. Capitalist Model Breeds Selfishness and Resentment Throughout its history—wherever it arrived and settled in as the dominant economic … Why We Need to Democratize WealthRead more
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Family fortunes built on brutality
This is an important book and not just because it is a chilling account of slavery and commerce in the West Indies in the 18th … Family fortunes built on brutalityRead more
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America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales)
Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and others are again profiting at the expense of so many of the rest of us. When it comes to trade … America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales)Read more
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Just 12 Super-Rich Donors Spent $3.4 Billion to Sway US Elections Since 2009
As Congress debates potential changes to the nation’s campaign finance system designed to empower ordinary Americans, new research from Issue One shows the extent to … Just 12 Super-Rich Donors Spent $3.4 Billion to Sway US Elections Since 2009Read more
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Without US Aid, Israel Wouldn’t Be Killing Palestinians En Masse
Successive Israeli governments have been trying for years to push Palestinians out of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and the latest round of Israeli attacks … Without US Aid, Israel Wouldn’t Be Killing Palestinians En MasseRead more
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What is gig economy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqr4NcndOdg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Richard Wolff
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Farmers have the right to repair
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTbrXiIzUt4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Louis Rossmann
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Public debt — the untold story
Like the 2008 global financial crisis before it, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic an all too predictable phenomena has emerged. Whenever new public … Public debt — the untold storyRead more
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Austerity’s hidden purpose
Back in the 1830s, Thomas Peel decided to migrate from England to the Swan River in Western Australia. A man of means, Peel took along, … Austerity’s hidden purposeRead more
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Lessons from the UK’s Girobank
In the comments of a recent Positive Money blogpost on central bank digital currency (CBDC), Stephen Hart raised an interesting question: “A public company to … Lessons from the UK’s GirobankRead more