The issue of antibiotic resistance has been getting worse for quite some time. Today, well over five thousand Americans will acquire serious infections that are … A ‘Superbug’ Resistant To All Our AntibioticsRead more
Economics
Private donors: the pied pipers of ‘modern slavery’?
As the director of an anti-slavery charity in London at the turn of the century, I would have welcomed a substantial injection of cash to … Private donors: the pied pipers of ‘modern slavery’?Read more
America’s Neoliberal Financialization Policy vs. China’s Industrial Socialism
Nearly half a millennium ago Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Princedescribed three options for how a conquering power might treat states that it defeated in war but … America’s Neoliberal Financialization Policy vs. China’s Industrial SocialismRead more
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
People are continuously building economic alternatives
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL0m68BL32Y&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Nathan Schneider Laura Flanders Show
Public Health and Big Pharma Monopoly Protections
With growing momentum behind the global campaign for a temporary, emergency waiver of some of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) intellectual property (IP) to boost … Public Health and Big Pharma Monopoly ProtectionsRead more
Our Biggest Tax Evaders have been Living High on the Hog
Cheating on your taxes — if you happen to be filthy rich — has never been easier. Or more lucrative. So we’re learning from a … Our Biggest Tax Evaders have been Living High on the HogRead more
Argentina Pays Paul Singer’s “Vulture Fund” $2.4 Billion
new details have emerged about this week’s settlement between Argentina and billionaire Republican Party donor Paul Singer’s hedge fund Elliott Management. Elliott Management was one … Argentina Pays Paul Singer’s “Vulture Fund” $2.4 BillionRead more
Why Aren’t Billionaires Afraid of Climate Change?
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Towards a world without production, and exchange
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utmWYLdZve4&rel=0&feature=relmfu] David Harvey