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Prices, plutocrats, and corporate concentration
Would less corporate concentration – and a weaker corporate capacity to raise prices – mean less inequality? By Sam Pizzigati Source: Nation of Change Andrew Leigh, a member of the Australian parliament, has a side gig. He just happens to … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Law, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Andrew Leigh, antitrust, Cartels, Corporate Concentration, economic inequality, Economics, elites, financial crisis, Income Inequality, Monopolies, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Pay Ratio, Plutocracy, Wealth Concentration, Wealth Disparity
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The U.S. is ruled by the worst among us
By Carla Binion Source: Intrepid Report Is it possible for the human race to evolve beyond war, extreme income inequality, corporate money’s control of political systems, and other anti-democratic trends? Some people say even hoping for such evolution is too idealistic, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, anti-war, Authoritarianism, civil liberties, culture, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, History, imperialism, Inequality, Philosophy, society, Sociology, war
Tagged American History, empire, Frederick Douglass, Government, Howard Zinn, imperialism, Income Inequality, Martin Luther King Jr., politics, Public Opinion, Slavery, Truth, war
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America is Disneyland
By Chris Kanthan Source: Activist Post Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth! Millions of families visit the theme park every year to enjoy the magical place of rides, spectacular shows and cheerful cartoon figures. Everything is clean, perfect and … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Social Control, society, Work
Tagged America, Corporate Greed, Corporations, corporatocracy, Disneyland, Economic Disparity, Economics, elites, Homelessness, Income Inequality, Labor, Neo Feudalism, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, unemployment, United States, US Economy, wall street, Wealth Gap
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Freedom Rider: Oligarch Jeff Bezos
By Margaret Kimberley Source: Intrepid Report Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has a net worth of $105 billion and is the richest man in the world. But he is not just the richest man at this moment in history. He is … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, media, news, propaganda, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state
Tagged 1%, Amazon, Billionaires, censorship, elites, Fake News, financial crisis, Income Inequality, Jeff Bezos, Oligarch, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, propaganda, Russia, surveillance state, Wage Disparity, washington post, Wealth Gap
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It Is Bettter to Light One Candle than to Curse the Darkness
By Harvey Lothian Source: Dissident Voice The world is in bad shape. Every reasonably intelligent, aware, objective person in the world knows, if only intuitively, that something is very, very wrong. There should not be this many armed conflicts, this much … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, consciousness, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Health, Philosophy, Recession, Social Control, society, war
Tagged 1%, Debt, Economic Disparity, Economics, Global Hunger, Homelessness, Income Inequality, Poverty, Precariat, war, Wealth, Wealth Gab
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Against meaninglessness and precarity: the crisis of work
By David Frayne Source: ROAR Magazine If work is vital for income, social inclusion and a sense of identity, then one of the most troubling contradictions of our time is that the centrality of work in our societies persists even when … Continue reading
Posted in culture, divide and conquer, Economics, Financial Crisis, Labor, Recession, Social Control, society, Sociology, Technology, Work
Tagged Benefits Street, capitalism, David Frayne, Dr. Adam Perkins, Income Inequality, Labor, Meaningless Work, Precariat, Precarity, technology, The Welfare Trait, Towards a Post-Work Society, unemployment, Work
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Millions Around the World Fleeing from Neoliberal Policy
Source: The Real News Network Economist Michael Hudson says neoliberal policy will pressure U.S. citizens to emigrate, just as it caused millions to leave Russia, the Baltic States, and now Greece in search of a better life. A research team … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, culture, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, History, Neoliberalism, society
Tagged Corporate Globalization, Economics, Election 2016, financial crisis, Hillary Clinton, Income Inequality, Michael Hudson, Middle Class, Neoliberal Policy, Neoliberalism, Obama, Poverty, Presidential Elections, recession, Social Security, TPP, Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Trump, Victoria Nuland, Wealth Disparity
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A Universal Basic Income Is The Bipartisan Solution To Poverty We’ve Been Waiting For
What if the government simply paid everyone enough so that no one was poor? It’s an insane idea that’s gaining an unlikely alliance of supporters. By Ben Schiller Source: FastCoexist.com There’s a simple way to end poverty: the government … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, Labor, Philosophy, Recession, society, Sociology, Technology, Work
Tagged automation, Basic Income, Bureaucracy, Conservatives, Income Inequality, Liberals, Libertarians, Poverty, Precariat, Robots, technology, Universal Basic Income, Wealth Gap, Wealth Redistribution, Welfare, Workfare
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