Capitalism

When the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce brought Ben Shapiro and Ana Kasparian together on a debate stage, they created a night of political magic. Kasparian the vocal leader and progressive media star, daily host of the popular The Young Turks network faces off against Shapiro, the bright young star ofRead More →

In this October 24, 2019 file photo, a man holds a sign that reads in Spanish “Hurray for those who fight” as he sits outside a street blocked by a burning barricade, during a demonstration to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. | Elmer MartinezRead More →

Investments in fossil fuels decline, but progress towards renewable energy sources is weak Energy is what political economist Simon Bromley called a “strategic commodity.” In other words, a state that controls access has power over other states. Bromley primarily thought of petroleum, but these days natural gas is very clearlyRead More →

For many years, a family member has blessed the annual Thanksgiving meal by saying, “Give thanks to the remnants of capitalism for the delicious food we are about to consume. He was clearly not in love with the increasingly socialist system we have lived in over the past decades, whereRead More →

Will Safe Spaces Protect Women? This is an argument that arose again after the murder of Sarah Everard by Met cop Wayne Couzens. With female wings in hospitals or locker rooms, wanting a female doctor or a group to discuss specific issues relating to women in a union can beRead More →

This is an article by World Review: The State of Democracy, a special section that examines politics and world affairs, and is published in conjunction with the annual Athens Forum on Democracy. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the gap between the haves and have-nots and questioned capitalism: this is theRead More →

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1150/33123 From The Socialist, October 6, 2021 “Here is your opinion on plants” by Michael Pollan – posted by Allen Lane Commented by Dave Carr Is the C8H10N4O2 molecule – that’s caffeine for you and me – responsible for the slave trade, colonial wars, imperialism, increasedRead More →

Two years ago, the CEOs of nearly 200 large companies in the United States issued a statement with a new definition of “a company’s purpose.” These CEOs, who make up the Business Roundtable and understand the who’s who of America Inc, said it’s not enough for companies to focus solelyRead More →

The smartest insights and analytics from every standpoint gathered on the web: Chinese President Xi Jinping continues to disrupt “China’s decades-long evolution towards Western-style capitalism,” Lingling Wei told The Wall Street Journal. Last week, “Chinese government measures to control house prices” and limit debt sparked a dramatic cash flow crisisRead More →

I want to share again, for what it’s worth, how important it is to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Of course, I am neither a doctor nor a health professional. But the evidence that the vaccine reduces hospitalizations and deaths is compelling. Although the issue of forcing someone to shoot isRead More →