Vijay Prashad, The Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. For the Global South, development cannot be achieved by imitating the capitalist West. It requires breaking imperialist dependency through the defence of…
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research. Behind the polished story of Western progress lies another history. Steam power, modern banking, and industrial capitalism were not born of peaceful innovation…
Jonathan Cook Substack We are on the brink of a series of catastrophes of our own making that humankind will be exceptionally lucky to survive. There is a path ahead,…
Jacqueline Luqman, Black Agenda Report. That Could Rattle Venezuela Long After The Earthquakes. The U.S. has attacked Venezuela through various means for decades and kidnapped President Maduro but is now…
We face a choice. Tyranny or revolution. Chris Hedges MEXICO CITY — There are two ways to confront global capitalism. There are mass movements, especially strikes, which disrupt commerce and…
Typical pay at the largest low-wage employers is so low that workers can’t cover basic necessities and often have to rely on public assistance. Sarah Anderson and Reyanna James for…
By Vijay Prashad Republished from theTricontinental: Institute for Social Research During the closing plenaries of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
Opponents say the deal would leave ratepayers and regulators at the mercy of far-off financial profiteers.
"This victory is just the latest sign that Americans are fed up with overpaid CEOs—and want to use tax policies to crack down on the problem," one advocate said.
Yes, “capitalists should never be allowed near a healthcare system.”
"Apparently, you have to kill hundreds of people before they even start to think about consequences," said one observer.
Blockchain, AI, and other technological innovations could be used to improve human flourishing. Instead they’re making the oligarchy richer and more powerful at all of our expense.
Private equity firms are capturing systems people in prison use and making them even more brutal and unaccountable.
Green Capitalism Will Not Solve Climate Change or Any of the Other Problems Driving Us Toward Extinction.
The billion-dollar company profits off pushing workers like me to our physical limits — only to ignore us when we’re hurt on the job.
