Capitalism

Capitalism and racism grew up together

gengler — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:49:30 +0000

Which comes first, racism or the systemic need for racism?

In all the reams of printed and digital discussion about Donald Trump's (attempted) ban on Muslims from seven countries, the murder of six worshippers at a Quebec City mosque and Islamophobia in general, few commentators have mentioned the economic roots of racism.

But the truth is ideas have always been needed to justify treating other people badly in the competition for wealth and power. As long as there have been battles over resources people have objectified and demeaned the Other to provide ideological cover and to motivate their side to victory.

Canadian marchers push back against Trump; politicians get on his train

karl nerenberg — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:12:15 +0000

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Last week, the scowling man, south of the border, who quite decisively lost the popular vote but nonetheless snookered a victory in his country's Electoral College, said:

"For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost."

And then he added:

The hormone replacement scam

wingsradio — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 22:37:14 +0000

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As of 2016, pharmaceutical companies are once again raising old complaints about the massive women's health study that showed almost all claims about hormone replacement therapy pushed on aging women were untrue. It was one of their biggest moneymakers, and they keep trying. (A recent article in the Globe and Mail pressed the same objections that are debunked in this podcast).

Red threat: Socialist secrets of 'Mary Poppins'

Christopher_Majka — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:36:11 +0000

The Fraser Institute's Jonathan Fortier is up in arms. In an article in The Fraser Forum entitled "Mary Poppins -- song, dance and latent socialism," Fortier maintains himself to have been "struck by the film's latent socialist ideas and its implied attack on bankers and investment." Say what? Mary Poppins?

What could possibly have put Fortier's knickers into such a twist?

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Art and capitalism in Berlin

Raluca Bejan — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 02:17:34 +0000

It takes about 15 minutes to walk from Mori-Ôgai Memorial Humboldt University in Mitte, Berlin, to the Hamburger Bahnhof -- Museum für Gegenwart. On Luisenstraße for two minutes, turning left on Charitéstraße and passing through what looks like a green, open-gated community -- the Campus Charité Mitte. The Campus hosts the Charité -Universitätsmedizin Berlin -- the largest hospital in Europe, the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, and the Berliner Medizinhistorisches Museum der Charité. I walked this route at some point in July. After leaving the grounds of the Charité Campus, it takes about a minute to cross the river on Invalidenstraße and turn right towards Hamburger Bahnoff.

Fossil capitalism has created a new geological era called the Anthropocene

rabble staff — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:11:19 +0000

Geologists say that humanity's impact on the Earth has been so profound that it's ushered in a whole new, deeply unstable, geological era, which they are calling the Anthropocene.

Scientists declare new geological epoch, the Anthropocene

redeye — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:54:40 +0000

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Geologists say that humanity's impact on the Earth has been so profound that it's ushered in a whole new, deeply unstable, geological era, which they are calling the Anthropocene. Ian Angus is an author and editor of the website Climate and Capitalism. His most recent book is titled Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System. Ian Angus speaks with Redeye host James Mainguy.

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Feminism has been taken over by capitalism, and it ain't pretty

rabble staff — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 04:41:20 +0000

July 28, 2016

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The world of feminism nowadays is... saturated.

Women are leaning in, #girlbosses are getting that money, period-friendly underwear is readily available, #GirlsCan empower themselves with bombshell lipstick and oh so much more.

But, is this feminism?

When did feminism start meaning that consumption was the most revolutionary act? Marketplace feminism has been creeping in for quite a while and it's time to put it in its place.

The limits of capitalism

Green Majority Radio — Mon, 09 May 2016 20:15:52 +0000

The Limits of Capitalism

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Putting jobs before the climate is making a deal with the devil

gengler — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 19:15:48 +0000

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Okay, here's the proposition -- you can have a good job, decent pay, lots of overtime, but only if you give me your grandchildren or maybe your great-grandchildren.

Would you make this deal with the devil?

This is pretty much the choice currently offered workers by the captains of the carbon extraction, transportation and burning industries.

Uber and the fickle mantle of innovation

Behind The Numbers — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:16:32 +0000

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Innovation™ has become both a rebranding exercise and an apology for a host of regressive corporate practices that look suspiciously like business as usual.

Bernie Sanders campaign shows socialism has a future in the U.S.

redeye — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:28:28 +0000

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Richard Wolff says whether or not Bernie Sanders gets the Democratic nomination, his campaign has been a success. He has proved that millions of Americans aren't afraid to call themselves socialists. Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts. He’s also the host of the radio program Economic Update. Richard Wolff speaks with Redeye host James Mainguy.

Is Canada back? Not if austerity dominates and capitalism isn't confronted

rabble staff — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:36:39 +0000

February 11, 2016

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How can the left better challenge austerity measures and capitalism? "The Servant State" suggests we move beyond mere indignation and confront the horrifying reality in front of us.

Not Rex: On the Flint Michigan water crisis

rabble staff — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:15:36 +0000

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The Flint water crisis is right up there with some of the most egregious crimes of capitalism.

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After taking office in 2011, Governor Rick Snyder decreed tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy and cuts pensions and "other efficiencies" to pay for them.

One of these efficiencies was to force residents to drink out of the Flint river instead of Lake Huron. Ever since, Flint's tap water has been loaded with lead.

Not Rex: Journalists lose their jobs while the bosses get millions

rabble staff — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:57:09 +0000

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January 26, 2016

Ninety journalists at Postmedia papers lost their jobs. The bosses got a million in bonuses. Wait, what?

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Ninety journalists at Postmedia papers lost their jobs. The bosses got a million in bonuses.

Oh Well! Creative destruction was kind of a poetic ending for capitalist hacks.