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The Visible Hand of the Market

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Can Capitalism Still Deliver The Goods? Maybe Not

American author and Economics Professor Richard Wolff (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and New School University, New York) argues that the economic problems in this country and around the world are far from over. The problem is not just the bankers … Continue reading

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Monopoly Capitalism, RIP?

The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the Coming Demise of Crony Capitalism Tuesday 11 October 2011 by Ravi Batra in Truthout         In 1978, to the laughter of many and the derision of a few, I wrote a … Continue reading

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Something Wrong With This Picture?

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THE WAR BETWEEN THE CLASSES: America’s Second Civil War

“There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class that’s making war, and we’re winning.”   — Warren Buffett It’s hard to pinpoint when the first shot in America’s Second Civil War was fired. People willing to go … Continue reading

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The Death of Capitalism?

Are we watching the death throes of Capitalism? Communism collapsed in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union. Capitalism was right there to scoop up what was left and move in. Capitalism went on a rampage for many years … Continue reading

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