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Free market doctrine aims to liberate the economy from government “interference”, but Polanyi challenges the very idea that markets and governments are separate and autonomous entities. Government action is not some kind of “interference” in the autonomous sphere of economic activity; there simply is no economy without government rules and …
It is conceivable that capitalism 2.0 will conserve natural resources more than it has done in the centuries since the First Industrial Revolution, and that patriarchy will come to an end. As long as it continues to exist, however, the following will remain, even under these changed conditions: profit maximization, …
How the Media Walked us into Autocracy (w/ Ralph Nader) | The Chris Hedges ReportThe Chris Hedges YouTube Channel3/20 – 57 minhttps://youtu.be/oQZuzIzY8YQ?t=29
by Michael Hudson, 4/14/2025 Without restructuring the rentier financialized economy to move it back toward the original business plan of industrial capitalism,…his program will fail to re-industrialize America. Indeed, it threatens to push the U.S. economy into depression – for 90 percent of the population, that is. Trump’s Inverted View …
The international financial markets have already reacted: stock prices plunged worldwide, as did gas and oil prices – the latter despite an unchanged supply situation. The 15% decline within a few days indicates that the markets are expecting a decline in demand – in other words, a global recession. All …
In no man’s landDemocracy is in upheaval, old certainties are dissolving, and the outlines of a new, more humane world are not yet visible. “The secret of change lies not in fighting the past, but in directing all energy towards building the new” (Socrates). Why is it that party politics …
Ukraine War: Who is Responsible for this Catastrophe? By: Klaus-Dieter Kolenda [This article posted on 3/25/2025 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://globalbridge.ch/ukraine-krieg-wer-ist-fuer-diese-katastrophe-verantwortlich/.] Political scientists Benjamin Abelow, John Mearsheimer and Glenn Diesen and economist Jeffrey Sachs explain why the US and the West bear the main responsibility. The …
Both examples, Palestine and Ukraine, show: The threat that arises from the negation of real democracy is clearly before all of our eyes:In both Ukraine and Israel, proto-fascist regimes are in fact at work under the guise of a government that supposedly defends liberal-democratic freedom. Genocide and the provocation of …
by Paul Wiseman – 3/3/2025 By PAUL WISEMAN Updated 11:56 PM PDT, March 3, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them: Tariffs are a tax on imports Tariffs are typically charged as a …
Mayors speak out against tariffs WATCH: Mayors from U.S., Canada and Mexico speak out against tariffs at trade summitPBS NewsHour, March 28 AND Vienna-Style Social Housing Will Happen in the US. Here’s Why.Devin Silvernailhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-XLZr1KrD4