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Capitalism’s War on Socialism

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

TBPR Editor’s Note: I am unclear as to why Egnatz doesn’t consider the Scandinavian countries as successful socialist countries. By Nick Egnatz/ OpEdNews/ April 2,2019 Successful socialist countries do not exist for the simple reason that capitalism has waged war … Continue reading →

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Marx Warned Us

Posted on September 1, 2018 by

Capitalism Is Beyond Saving, and America Is Living Proof By Jacob Bacharach/ Truthdig/ August 31, 2018     Policies that fail in the same way over and over are not failing. Someone is lying about their intent. The drug war … Continue reading →

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Dysfunctional Economics

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

 

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It’s Time to Give Socialism a Try

Posted on March 8, 2018 by

By Elizabeth Bruenig/ Washington Post/ March 6, 2017   In the United States, we’ve arrived at a pair of mutually exclusive convictions: that liberal, capitalist democracies are guaranteed by their nature to succeed and that in our Trumpist moment they … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Give Socialism a Try

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

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The Death Economy

Posted on July 1, 2017 by
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Unless It Changes, Capitalism Will Starve Humanity By 2050

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

By Drew Hansen/ Forbes/ February 9, 2017 Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some, but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being at scale. • Species are going extinct at a rate 1,000 times faster than that … Continue reading →

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Revolt Is the Only Barrier to a Fascist America

Posted on January 22, 2017 by

By Chris Hedges/ Truthout/ January 22, 2017   This is a transcript of a talk Chris Hedges gave at the Inaugurate the Resistance rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The ruling elites, terrified by the mobilization of the left in … Continue reading →

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Capitalism: The True Cost of the Free Market

Posted on August 24, 2015 by

The Evidence Keeps Pouring In: Capitalism Just Isn’t Working By Paul Buchheit/ Common Dreams/ August 24, 2015 (Photo: Jonny White/cc/flickr) To followers of Ayn Rand and Ronald Reagan, and to all the business people who despise government, ‘community’ is a form … Continue reading →

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“Helpless Before the Corporate Onslaught”

Posted on August 28, 2013 by

RISE UP OR DIE By Chris Hedges/ OpEdNews/ May 20, 2013   We stand helpless before the corporate onslaught. There is no way to vote against corporate power. Citizens have no way to bring about the prosecution of Wall Street … Continue reading →

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