https://urpe.org/resource/principles-of-radical-political-economics/ ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ Radical Political Economists oppose injustice and oppression rather than supporting the status quo. The starting point for radical political economists is agreement on the need to oppose injustice and oppression and the conviction that a theoretical understanding of contemporary societies can contribute to the political movements necessary to address… Continue reading Principles of Radical Political Economics ~~Al Campbell, Ann Davis, David Fields, Paddy Quick, Jared Ragusett and Geoffrey Schneider
Tag: Capitalism
Jerry Mander – Overthrowing Capitalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyS7VsQ5jYQ ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ Jerry Mander is the founder, former director, and presently distinguished fellow of the International Forum on Globalization (IFG), a San Francisco “think tank” focused since 1994 on exposing the negative impacts of economic globalization, and the need for economic transitions toward sustainable local economies. He was also, until recently, program director… Continue reading Jerry Mander – Overthrowing Capitalism
Massive Inequality Is a Feature of Capitalism, Not a Bug ~~ Richard Wolff
https://inthesetimes.com/article/inequality-capitalism-biden-administration-economy The Biden administration may usher in a new period of reform, but history shows that it’s unlikely to last if our economic system remains intact. RICHARD D. WOLFF FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Students arrive at Finsbury Square in London on November 9, 2011 under a banner reading “Capitalism isn’t working” for a demonstration against cuts in education funding.GEOFF… Continue reading Massive Inequality Is a Feature of Capitalism, Not a Bug ~~ Richard Wolff
America’s tax system is rigged to protect the rich and powerful ~~ Opinion by Jeffrey Sachs
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/10/opinions/america-tax-system-rigged-protect-rich-sachs/index.html ~~ posted for dmorista and with introduction written by dmorista ~~ Jeffrey Sachs, an Economist who has had academic appointments at Harvard and Colombia Universities, was the leading advocate and operative for the imposition of “Shock Therapy” on the economies of Poland, Slovenia, and Russia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He seems… Continue reading America’s tax system is rigged to protect the rich and powerful ~~ Opinion by Jeffrey Sachs
Corporations Are Trying to Co-opt Mindfulness to Avoid Meeting Workers’ Needs ~~ Robert R. Raymond
https://truthout.org/articles/corporations-are-trying-to-co-opt-mindfulness-to-avoid-meeting-workers-needs/ ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ Toiling under surveillance, Amazon workers watch company videos about mindfulness in “ZenBooths” in the warehouses. It’s 6 a.m. You’re just arriving to your workplace, a 1 million-square-foot warehouse known as an Amazon fulfillment center. As a stower for Amazon, your job is to take the hundreds of items per… Continue reading Corporations Are Trying to Co-opt Mindfulness to Avoid Meeting Workers’ Needs ~~ Robert R. Raymond
George Floyd’s murderer convicted – But no real justice exists in a racist system! ~~ Erika Roedland AND Arman Ebrahim
https://marxiststudent.com/george-floyds-murderer-convicted-but-no-real-justice-exists-in-a-racist-system/ ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ Last summer, tens of millions of people in the US participated in the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the racist police murder of George Floyd. Nearly one year later, on 20 April 2021, his killer Derek Chauvin was convicted of three charges: second-degree unintentional felony murder; third-degree “depraved mind”… Continue reading George Floyd’s murderer convicted – But no real justice exists in a racist system! ~~ Erika Roedland AND Arman Ebrahim
The Fight to Abolish the Police Is the Fight to Abolish Capitalism ~~ Carmin Maffea
https://www.leftvoice.org/the-fight-to-abolish-the-police-is-the-fight-to-abolish-capitalism ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ With the current uprisings against police terror, it is imperative that we understand how to rid ourselves of state repression and achieve real abolition. The struggle requires an understanding of police violence as well as of capitalism. Image byEgan Jimenez, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs After… Continue reading The Fight to Abolish the Police Is the Fight to Abolish Capitalism ~~ Carmin Maffea
Points of Unity ~~ Black Rose Anarchist Federation
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/black-rose-anarchist-federation-points-of-unity ~~ posted for Collectivist who requested this introduction be included: Although I am an ecological socialist, not an anarchist, I post this for two reasons, 1) anarchists are revolutionary comrades 2) to generate discussion . .. Collectivist ~~ Revolution Capitalism, the State and other systems of oppression cannot be voted or convinced out of existence.… Continue reading Points of Unity ~~ Black Rose Anarchist Federation
The Other Nuremberg Trials, Seventy-Five Years On ~~ Erica X Eisen
https://portside.org/2021-04-03/other-nuremberg-trials-seventy-five-years ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ Defendant Alfred Krupp von Bohlen testifies at the Krupp Case war crimes trial., United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Max Austein Collection On April 14, 1945, as a group of American soldiers were leading him down the road in the village of Wittbräucke, German steel magnate Albert Vögler bit into… Continue reading The Other Nuremberg Trials, Seventy-Five Years On ~~ Erica X Eisen
Cult Capitalism ~~ Lyra Walsh Fuchs
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cult-capitalism?utm_source=Dissent+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d74d310e61-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_06_22_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a1e9be80de-d74d310e61-102327940 ~~ posted for collectivist ~~ To understand how NXIVM’s members went from the pursuit of professional success to facilitating and enduring horrific wrongs requires examining the world of contemporary business from which the cult emerged. Ex-NXIVM member Sarah Edmondson holds one of the colored sashes that she earned while ascending the ranks of the… Continue reading Cult Capitalism ~~ Lyra Walsh Fuchs