What Is Anarchism? Noam Chomsky on capitalism, socialism, free markets
What Is Anarchism? Noam Chomsky on capitalism, socialism, free markets (2013) Continue reading What Is Anarchism? Noam Chomsky on capitalism, socialism, free markets
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Why is the Wealth of Nations so important? Adam Smith and classical economics
Why is the Wealth of nations so important? Adam Smith and classical economics (2010) Continue reading Why is the Wealth of Nations so important? Adam Smith and classical economics
“Karl Marx was right”: A debate
“Karl Marx Was Right”: A debate (2013) Continue reading “Karl Marx was right”: A debate
David Harvey: The 17 contradictions of capitalism
David Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Continue reading David Harvey: The 17 contradictions of capitalism
Chris Hedges: The moral imperative of revolt
Chris Hedges is a journalist, activist, author, and clergyman. Continue reading Chris Hedges: The moral imperative of revolt
The curse of totalitarianism and the challenge of critical pedagogy
by Henry A. Giroux
The forces of free-market fundamentalism are on the march ushering in a terrifying horizon of what Hannah Arendt once called “dark times.” Continue reading The curse of totalitarianism and the challenge of critical pedagogy
Noam Chomsky: US terrorism
Noam Chomsky is an activist and an emeritus professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Continue reading Noam Chomsky: US terrorism
Donald Trump and the ghost of totalitarianism
by Henry A. Giroux
In the current historical moment in the United States, the emptying out of language is nourished by the assault on the civic imagination. One example of this can be found in the rise of Donald Trump on the political scene. Donald Trump’s popular appeal speaks to not just the boldness of what he says and the shock it provokes, but the inability to respond to shock with informed judgement rather than titillation Continue reading Donald Trump and the ghost of totalitarianism
Richard D. Wolff: ‘The game is rigged’
Richard D. Wolff (2015): ‘The game is rigged’ The writer is a professor of economics in the New School University in New York City, posts all his work at rdwolff.com and democracyatwork.info. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons … Continue reading Richard D. Wolff: ‘The game is rigged’
Capital accumulation: fiction and reality
by Shimshon Bichler and Jonathan Nitzan The Mismatch Thesis What do economists mean when they talk about ‘capital accumulation’?[1] Surprisingly, the answer to this question is anything but clear, and it seems the most unclear in times of turmoil. Consider … Continue reading Capital accumulation: fiction and reality
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