Capitalism
The GameStop fiasco
The GameStop Bubble Is a Lesson in the Absurdity and Uselessness of the Stock Market
By Doug Henwood
Jan.27, 2021
Who knew GameStop would itself become...
America Abandoned Its Economic Prophet. The World Embraced Him | By...
John Kenneth Galbraith was an intellectual celebrity 50 years ago—and it would be a mistake to ignore him today
January 15, 2021
U.S. President-elect Joe...
The rise of financial parasitism and the emergence of fascism
By Nick Beams
26 January 2021
In his report “The Trump coup and the rise of fascism: Where is America going?” David North traced out the...
The biggest problem with capitalism? Not enough capitalists
By Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini *
November 21, 2020
The recent election gave voice to millions of Americans frustrated with their economic circumstances—a concern that predates...
Trump lost: long live Trumpism!
by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
More than one week after the dramatic events in the United States, a lot of confusion reigns on what really happened, but...
On Mandel and ‚Capitalist Breakdown‘ – some remarks
By Klaus Dräger
George Kerevan pays tribute to the great Marxist thinker Ernest Mandel, who died some 25 years ago in 1995 – and rightly...
Ecosocialism: an alternative to global capitalism
By Hans Baer
October 30, 2020
Photo: Peter Boyle
Over the past four decades or so, various leftists have become more sensitive to the environmental degradation in...
The Unspoken Premise Of Modern Capitalism Is That The World Will...
By Caitlin Johnstone
December 29, 2020
Psychopathic neocon Nikki Haley is greasing the wheels for her 2024 presidential campaign by screaming that America has been taken...
The Washington Riot Was a Defeat for the Far Right, Not...
The riot at the Capitol on Wednesday was a symptom of right-wing weakness, not power. The real danger isn’t a MAGA coup, but a...
The United States Has Entered a Frightening Weimar Era
The violent storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump extremists underlines the face of crises to come
by Walden Bello*
Jan.7, 2021
By mid-February 2021, American deaths from...