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On Capitalism and the Machine
By Megan Sherman Source: Global Research In 1935, reflecting on the creed of productivity which prevailed in modern technological societies, Bertrand Russell, philosopher, pacifist and devout humanist wrote that: “I think that there is far too much work done in the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, culture, Dystopia, Economics, elites, imperialism, Labor, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Technology, Work
Tagged Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, Brave New World, capitalism, Dystopia, Economics, Fordism, Henry Ford, Labor, Philosophy, Stephen Hawking, Technocracy, technology, Work
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Costs Are Spiraling Out of Control
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds And how do we pay for these spiraling out of control costs? By borrowing more, of course. If we had to choose one “big picture” reason why the vast majority of households … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, education, elites, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Labor, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged anti-trust, asset inflation, Cartels, central banks, Debt, Economic Collapse, Economics, Education, financial crisis, healthcare, Housing, Housing Bubble, Labor, Monopolies, Student loan debt, Wage Stagnation, Wages, Work
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The Economic Crash So Far: A Look At The Real Numbers
By Brandon Smith Source: Alt-Market.com There are many problems when attempting to track a faltering economy. For one, the people in government generally do not want the public to know when the system is in decline because this looks bad … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Economics, elites, History, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, propaganda, Psy-ops, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Work
Tagged BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Conspiracy theory, Debt, Economic Crash, Economics, elites, Federal Reserve, Financial Bubble, financial crisis, GDP, Housing Crisis, Labor, millennials, Real Wages, recession, Retirement, Stock Market, U.S. manufacturing, unemployment, Work
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What globalism did was to transfer the US economy to China
By Paul Craig Roberts Source: Intrepid Report The main problem with the US economy is that globalism has been deconstructing it. The offshoring of US jobs has reduced US manufacturing and industrial capability and associated innovation, research, development, supply chains, … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Economics, Empire, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged china, Economic Collapse, Economics, empire, financial crisis, GDP, geopolitics, Globalism, Jobs, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Plunge Protection Team, recession, Stock Market, Tariffs, Trade War, Work
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‘Deaths of despair’ soaring among Gen Z & millennials: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’
By Helen Buyniski Source: RT.com Young Americans are killing themselves in record numbers, the victims of a confluence of economic and sociological factors that have singled them out – even above a nationwide surge in so-called “deaths of despair.” Suicide … Continue reading
Posted in Consumerism, culture, Dystopia, Economics, education, Financial Crisis, Health, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technology, Work
Tagged addiction, Alcohol, America, Baby Boomers, culture, deaths of despair., depression, drugs, Economics, Education, financial crisis, Generation Z, Health, Journal of the American Medical Association, Labor, military spending, millennials, opioids, Pharmaceuticals, Poverty, recession, Social Media, society, Sociology, Student Debt, Student Loans, suicide, The American Dream, unemployment, war, Work
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The ‘Hidden Mechanisms’ That Help Those Born Rich to Excel in Elite Jobs
When two sociologists interviewed highly paid architects, TV producers, actors, and accountants, they encountered work cultures that favor the already affluent. By Joe Pinsker Source: The Atlantic Over the past five years, the sociologists Daniel Laurison and Sam Friedman have … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Economics, education, elites, Inequality, Labor, Psychology, Racism, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Class, culture, economic inequality, Economics, Education, financial cushion, homophily, income gap, Jobs, Meritocracy, psychology, society, Sociology, sponsorship, Wage Disparity, Work
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A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you
By Clifton Mark Source: Aeon ‘We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else …’ Barack Obama, inaugural address, 2013 ‘We must … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Economics, elites, Inequality, Labor, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Bill Gates, Discrimination, Economics, Failure, Gratitude, Labor, Luck, Meritocracy, Neuroscience, Privilege, psychology, Robert Frank, Selfishness, Skill, Success, Work
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What Are We Working For? The Economic System is a Labyrinthine Trap
By Edward Curtin Source: Global Research One also knows from his letters that nothing appeared more sacred to Van Gogh than work.” – John Berger, “Vincent Van Gogh,” Portraits Ever since I was a young boy, I have wondered why people … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, Authoritarianism, culture, Economics, elites, Film, Inequality, Labor, media, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged activism, Art, At Eternity’s Gate, Consciousness, culture, Economic system, Economics, elites, Labor, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Rebellion, social control, society, Vincent Van Gogh, Work
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