You may have read this in the September Labour Affairs. This version has a few extras. Falsifying Darwin, Feeding the Rich Vanity and Defeat in the 1970s Big Dominant Creatures Not Really Winners ‘…| Gwydion Madawc Williams
Varoufakis advocates a more inclusive structure that addresses not only economic efficiency but also social justice in policy formulation.| E-International Relations
Roger Green and Keith Popple, authors of 'Neoliberalism and Urban Regeneration', argue that neoliberal policies prioritize corporate profit over community needs, displacing working-class residents and undermining local culture, traditions, and social cohesion. The post How neoliberalism impacts at the community level appeared first on Transforming Society.| Transforming Society
My body keeps registering the 'voltage of the age'. My former feeling of anxiety has become something like exhilaration The post The Voltage Of The Age appeared first on thejaymo.| thejaymo
The coercive nature of jobs within the immigrant detention industrial complex—whether at privately-run ICE facilities in economically disinvested areas or with ICE itself—is not so different from the coercion that drives people to join the military. Read more via Scalawag: ICE and the military use the same playbook—exploiting impoverished communities.| Scalawag
They came with promises of transformation: thousands of jobs, surging salaries and a foothold in the booming electric vehicle market. Read more via Scalawag: A startup promised 45,000 EV jobs to struggling towns. They're still waiting..| Scalawag
A fierce political struggle is brewing in Memphis. On one side is the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, whose company xAI quietly set up shop in an abandoned factory this past summer. On the other side is a broad cross-section of Memphis residents, led by the low-income, historically Black neighborhoods located nearby. Read more via Scalawag: Musk's Memphis xAI data center and the making of a 'Digital Delta'.| Scalawag
We came together on a playing field beside a derelict Olympic size open air swimming pool built by the local miners. We are in the small mining town of Breza, about half an hour’s drive from the…| Hard Crackers
You finish late at work. You need to get home, eat, and sleep so you can do it all again tomorrow. You sprint through the supermarket, grab dinner, and head to self-checkout. Before you’ve begun, the machine shouts: UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA.| Thinkings Space
By Annavajhula J C Bose, PhD Former (Economics) Professor, SRCC Mainstream economists still teach the undergrads, using, for example, Mankiw’s Principles, Garrett Hardin’s theory of “The Tragedy of the Commons,” which states: “Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom […]| Arthashastra
Bus fares have returned to Connecticut, and more service changes will arrive for both road and rail.| Colin Cogle's Blog
The Internet lets you stream anything you want directly to your favorite screen, unless what you want is to watch a baseball game.| Colin Cogle's Blog
PORTLAND, ORE. — Global capitalism begins with apparel. Slaves were brought to the American South from West Africa to do farm labor, and by the 19th century that largely meant cotton, a ubiquitous puffball that is easy to grow and aggravating to harvest. Seeds would be removed with a cotton gin, and the bulk of…| defector.com
This post is a tribute to a wonderful essay by the great British historian of working-class history, E. P. Thompson. His classic work is The Making of the English Working Class, published in 1966. The paper I’m touting here provides a lovely window into the heart of his craft, which is an unlikely combination of … Continue reading E.P. Thompson: Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism| David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing
Gallup recently found that just 54% of Americans now view capitalism positively, the lowest share since they began asking the question in 2010. That’s down| Kansas Policy Institute
From lundimatin #490, 01/10/2025 I am nothingand my words are fleetinglike me,among people but passing through, that is whyI speak of you. Bassam Hajjar Is it absolute madness that has taken hold of Zionism, driving this ideology born in the … Continue reading →| Autonomies
Elliott, author of 'Making War Safe for Capitalism', argues that Ukraine’s war has left the country deeply indebted, with international lenders prioritizing profits over its people’s survival and reconstruction. The post Fighting on two fronts: If Ukraine wins the war against Russia, will it lose to the West? appeared first on Transforming Society.| Transforming Society
According to RNZ (2.8.25), roughly 30 percent of people seeking food aid through the New Zealand Food Network (NZFN) were doing so for the first time. This alarming proportion reveals that hardship is extending into households that have never before needed emergency food support. According to NZFN CEO Gavin Findlay, even dual‑income families, people who would previously […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
In the current stage of late capitalism, the figure of the tech billionaire has taken on an almost theological dimension. They are portrayed as visionaries, geniuses, men (almost always men) whose innovations will rescue us from ecological collapse, social fragmentation, and the limits of human biology itself. They promise immortality through AI, peace through crypto, […]| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
The latest figures from the 2025 UBS Global Wealth Report confirm a fact that many of us live every day but are rarely encouraged to fully name: the world is...| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
Axiom hires Redwire to build the solar panels for its first station module| Behind The Black - Robert Zimmerman
The post Fighting the Empire appeared first on Spectre Journal.| Spectre Journal
It’s easy to dismiss the Labubu Craze of 2025 as just the latest in the long line of tulip manias for toys.| Compact
I met Professor Jorge Miglioli in 2000, the year I started my undergraduate studies in Economics at UNESP, Araraquara – Brazil, fully convinced it was the right path if you wanted to change the wor…| Developing Economics
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.| Behind The Black - Robert Zimmerman
New study identifies corporate culprits in deaths from rise in extreme heat waves Source| Climate & Capitalism
The “primary purpose” of New World slaves, Sidney Mintz wrote, was to serve as manual laborers engaged…in the production of market commodities…Slaves were not primarily a source of pres…| Literary Hub
The philosopher Baruch, or Benedictus or Bento Spinoza (1632-1677) influenced many subsequent philosophers. From a council communist perspective, examining the line of thought from Spinoza to Hegel to Marx is interesting. Spinoza also significantly influenced Herman Gorter, as evidenced by...| Left wing communism
[R]elative shares in national income have remained substantially constant over the last hundred years. This, however, is true only if we measure them in money. Measured in real terms, relative shares have substantially changed in favor of the lower income groups. This follows from the fact that the capitalist engine is first and last an engine of mass production which unavoidably means also production for the masses....| Free Association
Unbelievably, in 2025, walking among us are people, many of them young and college-educated, who believe the Industrial Revolution (spawned by the liberal Enlightenment) was a disaster for most of mankind. They yearn for what they imagine was the tranquil, plentiful, and happy communalism of the Middle Ages. I'm not referring only to people on the fringes. Glenn Greenwald, the cosmopolitan journalist who has done important reporting on civil liberties and foreign policy, recently lamented the...| Free Association
“I had seen a lot of bitumen in the devastated landscapes of the bitumen mines. But seeing it here, in such a mundane and tranquil setting, surprised me. That was when I first understood that this material is natural.” The post “Suddenly, the New Story Was There” appeared first on Public Books.| Public Books
Reframed as a “bewitched middlebrow,” Buzzati’s fiction re-enters literary history not as a comforting escape, but as a sharp tool for existential inquiry. The post Betwixt or Bewitched? Rethinking the “Middlebrow” with Dino Buzzati appeared first on Public Books.| Public Books
[:en]Pelle Dragsted of Denmark's Red-Green Alliance in conversation about his new book, Nordic Socialism.In recent years, renewed interest in socialism has grown across Europe and beyond — often sparked by mounting inequality, climate…| rosalux.eu
Author of national bestseller Life After Google and generation-defining Wealth and Poverty, venture capitalist, futurist, and pioneering thinker extraordinaire George Gilder pinpoints how the clash of creativity with power at the heart of economic systems leads to global cognitive dissonance and argues that the creation of the novel taps capitalism’s infinite promise and is humanity’s only path of escape from stagnation and tyranny. Gilder Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
A prominent scholar reveals the surprising ways that capitalism is actually the best way to follow Jesus’s mandates to alleviate poverty and protect our earth. Christianity generally sees capitalism as either bad because it causes much of the world’s suffering, or good because God wants you to prosper and be rich. But there is a large, growing audience of evangelical Read More ›Source| Books – Discovery Institute
Yuval Noah Hariri has written the White Man’s Burden for atheist tech fuckbois| indi.ca
SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus freighter to ISS| Behind The Black - Robert Zimmerman
Two launches in the past day| Behind The Black - Robert Zimmerman
Ted Gioia: People often ask me why I don’t teach a YouTube lecture course on jazz history. It’s a great idea — but I can’t teach the course without playing music, and record labels would shut me down in a New York minute. It’s absurd. I might be able to develop a huge new audience for jazz — maybe even a million new fans. The record labels would benefit enormously. But that doesn’t matter. They would still shut me down. Rick Beato deserves better than this. His audience knows ho...| The Homebound Symphony
Italian rocket company Avio commits $469 million to expand operations| Behind The Black - Robert Zimmerman
The Marketing Codex — Protocol [002.A]: Denial of Service Ledger Insert NVDA 168.46 +0.15 (+0.09%) · Cap 4.101T · Vol 68.085M · Day 166.74–169.64 · 52W 86.62–184.48AAPL 235.79 −2.09 (−0.88%) · Cap 3.499T · Vol 14.818M · Day 235.55–238.00 · … Continue reading →| Mediacodex
I don’t know about you, but this presentation Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? by Scott Hanselman seemed to pop up all over the place for me recently, in podcasts and social media posts. At some point I initially watched about 1/2 of it, and stopped because although it seemed kind of sweet I couldn’t understand what the fuss was about. Then later after seeing it mentioned in another context I finished watching it. What follows will only make sense if you have seen it. If you have...| inkdroid
We made artificial beings out of corporations and they suck| indi.ca
Questioning both the assumption of infinite growth and the concept of standard of living measured as dollar output per capita.| Family Inequality
By Urvika Mehra, Editor-in-Chief The theme for this month’s articles on Ecotalker is Decolonising Development. Before we assess the ‘colonisation’ of, and subsequent efforts to decolonise, development, it is crucial to understand what development is. The term ‘economic development’ gained traction in the 1950s when most countries belonging to the Global South were in the […]| Arthashastra
By Prapti Mukherjee, Deputy Editor Gothic horror has long been regarded as a genre that draws on ancient folklore to explore contemporary social anxieties. Its proliferation can be traced to the 18th century, a time of sociopolitical reform, class anxiety, and the emergence of industrial capitalism. Adam Smith describes consumption as the ‘sole end and […]| Arthashastra
By Manya Marwah, Deputy Editor Ownership is the hoax that companies are selling as convenience. The truth is, when we subscribe to services online, whether they be streaming platforms or internet plans that allow us to subscribe to digital networks, we are renting the feeling of possession rather than indulging in the actual act of […]| Arthashastra
It’s a review of 2001: A Space Odyssey from my Hollywood history newsletter GROSS, but it’s also an essay about working in space and a comparison with Director Bong’s Mickey 17.| Bowblog
"Participation in capitalist markets and bourgeois virtues has civilized the world. It has 'civilized' the world in more than one of the word's root senses, that is, making it 'citified,' from the mere increase in a rich population. It has too, I claim, as many eighteenth-century European writers also claimed, made it courteous, that is, 'civil.' 'The terrestrial paradise,' said Voltaire, 'is Paris.'"| Free Association
How to understand China's government, political system, socialist market economy, democracy. Professor Zhang Weiwei interview with Ben Norton| Geopolitical Economy Report
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The rich need no protection. — Wendell Phillips. When it comes to listing countries on the basis of the social services they […]| Columns Archives – The Independent
Gary Kalman writes that actions under the second Trump administration to dismantle recent anti-corruption initiatives, including those pioneered during the first Trump administration, will cost dearly the American and global economy and enable many of the nefarious actors President Trump has publicly admonished.| ProMarket
It’s Trump, not Mamdani, who’s having government take over businesses.| The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Trump’s version is a joke. But even our version would have limited benefits.| The American Prospect
Explore Byung-Chul Han's _The Palliative Society: Pain Today_, a compelling book dissecting modern life’s avoidance of pain and its implications.| Traversing Tradition
In the past two decades, global health governance has undergone a quiet revolution, shaped less by sovereign states and more by the growing influence of private capital. The World Health Organisati…| Developing Economics
In the unceasing pursuit of economic and financial success, many companies often overlook a critical aspect of their operations: human rights. This harsh reality, known to many, has been corroborated by scientific research, particularly a study titled “Big profits, big harm? Exploring the link between firm financial performance and human rights misbehavior.” The Study: An Overview The research, conducted by Elisa Giuliani and her team, … The post How Companies Sacrifice Human Rights on ...| Wise & Shine
Ex-employees highlight how Microsoft’s work for the fossil fuel industry is exacerbating the climate crisis.| Climate & Capitalism
“There is a general agreement that the Y2K transition went more smoothly than any of us would have imagined. In fact, as noted in the week since the rollover, some … Continue reading →| LibrarianShipwreck
Interview with Silky Shah Silky Shah has been an immigrant justice organizer for over two decades. She is currently the executive director of Detention Watch Network, a national coalition working to abolish immigrant detention in the U.S. We met up recently in Chicago at the annual Socialism Conference. We were both on a panel with other| Hard Crackers
Nana Chinara is a gleaming glitterbeam, movement art conjurer, and PURPOSE-full Organizer. This excerpted letter embodies Nana's brilliance and power supported and affirmed by the values and collective support of PURPOSE Productions. Support Nana's ongoing organizing through their own Chinara Rituals, the collaborative work of Get Dis War Dance, or simply pay them directly [...] The post A #LiberatedLifestyle Statement: Open Letter to Arts Organizations Rampant with White Supremacy appeared f...| PURPOSE Productions
How are you? This is a question I've asked and been asked more frequently in the last three months than I have experienced in my lifetime. I have felt profoundly loved and deeply overwhelmed. The next question a few will ask is, “How is PURPOSE Productions?” This is a question I can answer easily. [...] The post How is PURPOSE Productions doing? appeared first on PURPOSE Productions.| PURPOSE Productions
We are creating cultural innovators and sustaining cultural legacies... no, actually we are cultivating the cultural innovators that will sustain our cultural legacies. A little while ago, our Leader Sydnie Mosley shared a tweet (with a live drawing by Flash Rosenberg) that resonated in my soul. It suggested that most folk would rather be safe [...] The post Would you rather be safe or FREE? appeared first on PURPOSE Productions.| PURPOSE Productions
By Jigisha Sharma, Deputy Editor In the age of democracy and ‘Consumer is the Boss’, the power ideally rests in the hands of the citizens and the consumers; and what do we do when we’re dissa…| Arthashastra
Private equity funds and other Wall Street investors are buying up homes across the US and West, driving up rent and cost of living. Economist Michael Hudson explains how corporate landlords are a result of financialized capitalism.| Geopolitical Economy Report
Some young adults blame "capitalism" for just about everything. But it's only a convenient scapegoat.| Reason.com
The completely just proposition that the worker is to receive the entire value of his product can be reasonably interpreted to mean either that he is to receive the full present value of his product now or that he is to get the entire future value in the future. But ... the socialists interpret it to mean that…| The Libertarian Institute
Many, many people across the political spectrum are concerned about the dire state of government schools today. Not only are too many students arriving at college illiterate, innumerate, and ignorant, but many have had to survive a dangerous and destructive time in government schools. Free society advocates argue that a market solution—thriving competition—is the key … Continue reading "I Run a Private School, and I’m Against School Vouchers"| Marsha Familaro Enright
Please go to this link to read this article in Portuguese.| Marsha Familaro Enright
Please go to this link to read this article in Portuguese.| Marsha Familaro Enright
This piece was originally published by Real Clear Markets on May 15, 2019. For decades, leftists have championed socialism while ignoring its mountains of skulls, from Russia to Venezuela. They dismiss The Black Book of Communism, a careful tally of the 60-plus million deaths resulting from the deliberate actions of socialist regimes. Some socialist-leaning people … Continue reading "Capitalism is the Crucial Protector of the Smallest Minority"| Marsha Familaro Enright
I have loved the sculpture of the ancient Greeks since I first saw it in a book, at the age of 12. That’s when I read the Greek myths and knew I had found my religion. The worship of Man. On Friday, June 30, 2018 with delightful friends in tow, I made a pilgrimage to … Continue reading "We Need Art To Deify The Greats Of Capitalism"| Marsha Familaro Enright
“Liberating Education” by Marsha Familaro Enright, is the final chapter in Common Ground On Common Core. This chapter discusses the history of education in the U.S. since the time of the Pilgrims, and what education would like in a fully free society and laissez-faire market. Click on the link to read the PDF of this … Continue reading "Liberating Education – What Education Would Be Like In A Fully Free Society"| Marsha Familaro Enright
By Marsha Familaro Enright President, The Reason, Individualism, Freedom Institute, sponsor of The Great Connections Program The Economic Stage is Set In recent decades, the creative destruction of capitalism has changed the face of the U.S. economy, destroying many former giants of industry like TWA and Montgomery Wards, integrating others into colossal conglomerates, like GE. … Continue reading "Flourishing Through Education in the Creative Destruction of Capitalism: The Science and Educa...| Marsha Familaro Enright
Education As If Individuals Matter Jerry Kirkpatrick, Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in Education (Claremont, CA: TLJ Books, 2008), 212 pages, $18.95 Reviewed by Marsha Familaro Enright Jerry Kirkpatrick, a professor of International Business and Marketing at California Polytechnic Institute, has come out with another book applying his passion for … Continue reading "Review of Montessori, Dewey, and Capitalism: Educational Theory for a Free Market in...| Marsha Familaro Enright
This film celebrates the productive virtue, passion, creativity, and heroism of entrepreneurs around the globe. By Marsha Familaro Enright The New Individualist, Jan/Feb 2008 — This past September, I was thrilled to see The Call of the Entrepreneur, a new documentary by The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, headed by Roman … Continue reading "The Call of the Entrepreneur"| Marsha Familaro Enright
As September 11th approaches, Americans remember the morning in 2001 when the World Trade Center turned to rubble. It is a fitting time to consider the nature of the civilizations that collided that day—and how to defend ours. In their quest to establish a worldwide caliphate, radical Islamists invoke morality, claiming they have God’s sanction … Continue reading "Defending Western Civilization"| Marsha Familaro Enright
[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic]Regarding Abundance| In Medias Res
The abundance movement, which seeks to lift the burden of inefficient regulation off the private sector to unleash equitable growth, has become the policy platform for many liberals. Dylan Gyauch-Lewis argues that the movement fails to account for the costs of externalities that many of the regulations it derides seek to address.| ProMarket
Blog 'He Who Feeds You, Controls You' by A Growing Culture - In 1984, a young African president stood before his people...| Local Futures
This graphic novel depicts the story of the 1891 Coal Creek War—one of the most significant yet overlooked labor and abolitionist uprisings in US History.| Scalawag
The end of the world at the end of the world| indi.ca
Alyssa Battistoni’s ‘Free Gifts’ sets itself the ambitious goal of demonstrating how capitalism’s distortions of our relationship to nature imposes limitations on human freedom. But without a constructive vision or concrete political prescriptions, that freedom remains rather abstract.| Damage
By Ryan Augustine August 7, 2025 Anno Domini This is an article which I have hoped to write for some time.| Fitzpatrick Informer
Economist Michael Hudson: Western powers designed international system to benefit American corporations at expense of Global South, how to resist US neocolonialism.| Geopolitical Economy Report
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Doing so might help them survive an era of school closures, but at what cost to the mission they profess?| Christianity Today
Multi-volume Danish series seems to be quite the fad at the moment; I loved Solvej Balle’s excellent On the Calculation of Volume 1, and now we have Asta Olivia Nordenhof’s seven-part ‘Scandinavian…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
A gold bar is deceptively heavy. Four hundred troy ounces, about 12.5 kilograms, of ultra-high-purity gold formed into an ingot – a sort of slender brick crossed with a pyramid. The gold bar …| This Reading Life
So, what is capitalism? The answer will depend on who's being asked. Language, like markets, basic law, and customs, is a spontaneous order. No one plans it. Words drift in their meaning in ways that probably can’t be fully explained. Language is a tool that people use to think and communicate, so it’s adapted according to needs, changing circumstances, and even confusion.| Free Association
Having led his supporters into the looking-glass world of conspiracy, the US president finds he is trapped inside it.| New Statesman
By Ryan Augustine July 24, 2025 Anno Domini The Economic Calculation problem, or the true cost problem In a command economy, the state tells the...| Fitzpatrick Informer
I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself by trying to live life in my fullest possible manner, but once in while I still notice that sinking feeling that has plagued me since I have known consciousness. Intellectually I know it is just...| Winnie Lim
For economic-system reform, some think we need bottom-up change, and others think it must be top-down. The correct answer: all of the above.| Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
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134 people have died and 101 remain missing after the Guadalupe River in central Texas overflowed as a result of 6.5 inches of rain falling over the course of three hours on the morning of July 4th...| CovertAction Magazine
