Showing posts with label capitalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label capitalism. Show all posts
Monday, September 28, 2020

BOOKS: "Capitalism & Disability," by Marta Russell.

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My friend Loren is COO at Sweet Behavior LLC , and he mentioned this book a while back. I bought it immediately and read these essays earlie...
Thursday, June 04, 2020

Hilter Skilter, Béarnaise, Gwobbles and the origins of propaganda in American-style capitalism.

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Reading this thread at Joe Dunman's Twitter account led me to a feeling of déjà vu. As it turns out, almost exactly three years ...
Monday, May 18, 2020

A tale of two ladders, the "right" one and the broken one.

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The books being reviewed: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism , by Anne Case and Angus Deaton (Princeton University Press) ...
Wednesday, May 06, 2020

"There are layers of tragedy inherent to that capitalistic notion that all is a commodity."

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Aarón Cantú: "This gets it wrong imo. These white Americans are begging for others to return to work and risk death so they can re...
Saturday, May 02, 2020

Ghost juleps on non-race day: "Sadly, the Kentucky Derby no longer is decadent and depraved. It’s just another vacuous capitalist bait ‘n’ switch."

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This one's from May 3, 2019, but it goes back considerably further. For those just beaming to Earth from the Starship Whatever, the p...
Wednesday, April 08, 2020

To repeat, the toilet paper shortage is about capitalist "efficiency," but hey, Joe Biden will fix it, right?

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Whenever I think about Joe Biden as the standard bearer for the DemoDisneyDixiecrats, defecation springs to mind -- and with it, the need...
Saturday, April 04, 2020

"COVID-19 and the “just-in-time” supply chain" ... um, which "ism" is it?

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Eureka! Serendipity is the motive force in life, and I knew there was a reason why I've held onto this roll of East German toilet p...
Monday, March 30, 2020

"The coronavirus crisis has revealed the fragility of a system built on decades of financialisation and globalisation."

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Photo credit: The Independent. Excellent magazine, equally fine article. Tribune is a democratic socialist political journalism f...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

"Milton Friedman was wrong. Capitalism doesn't foster freedom — it produces autocratic workplaces and tyrannical billionaires."

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To continue a barroom conversation ... a complete essay. --- Capitalist Freedom Is a Farce , by Rob Larson ( Jacobin ) Milton Frie...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Brand Sussex, Karl Marx and why pitchforks matter.

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Harry and Meghan are seceding from the monarchy -- well, except for Harry's inheritance. It's a useful reminder that inherited we...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

Eastern Europe's 30-year revival: Has the transition from communism to capitalism been a "remarkable" success?

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Czechoslovakia, 1989. We'll be vacationing in Croatia (briefly) and Slovenia, both components of ex-Yugoslavia, and thus to America...
Thursday, October 10, 2019

Harvest Homecoming is the perfect time to ask: "Has Capitalism Become Our Religion?"

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We're reminded of the meme quote attributed to "radical philosopher" Miguel D. Lewis. Capitalism is religion. Banks are chur...
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Thursday, August 08, 2019

ON THE AVENUES: Unless you open your eyes, “resistance” is an empty gesture.

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“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” British politician Winston Churchill and economist John Maynard Keynes ...
Friday, May 03, 2019

ON THE AVENUES HORSE RACE REHASH: Sadly, the Kentucky Derby no longer is decadent and depraved. It’s just another vacuous capitalist bait ‘n’ switch.

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Welcome to the second annual reprint of this column, with minor updates. In truth, I've barely noticed the revelry of the 2019 Derby ...