Wolff* – Economy for All The capitalist economic system has always had a big problem with politics in societies with universal suffrage. Anticipating that, most capitalists opposed and long resisted extending suffrage beyond the rich who possessed capital.
By Aimee Allison* – Newsweek Remember this moment. For Black women and women of color across the country, Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate marks a watershed moment—one that rightly honors the integral role Black women have played in American…
The Latin American Reflection Roundtable (*) The Latin American Reflection Roundtable, echoing and in support of the statements of Latin American former Presidents, former Foreign Ministers and former Ministers of State, has convened a large and diverse group of personalities…
FROM AN OPEN SPACE TO A SPACE FOR ACTION Is the World Social Forum, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2021, just an open space or can it (should it) also be a space for action? This question has been discussed for years in the WSF International Council, and so far…
By John Nichols*- The Nation Trump is losing. So he’s lying. The way to counter his lies is with facts and an action plan for easy, safe, and fair voting on November 3. On the morning of July 30, 96 days before the November election that polls suggest he is likely to lose…
By Democracy Now! World-renowned political dissident Noam Chomsky , linguist and author, is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for more than…
Posted by Yves Smith – Naked Capitalism Yves here. We’re pleased to be presenting a post from a new site, RGK, which stands for “Reviving Growth Keynesianism”.
The Berrett-Koehler Team (1) “Ethical Markets (2) fully supports Jerroll Sanders in her tireless advocacy for justice, democratic and economic reforms in the USA to include our African-American communities. We are honored to have Jerroll Sanders, brilliant independent…
By Hall Gardner* – The National Interest China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, have hoped to counter U.S. military pressures and economic sanctions in an effort to overstretch U.S. political-military and financial capabilities across the world through both symmetrical and…
Cees Hamelink’s Opinion* Government policy is based on expert advice. But experts are not scientists, argues Cees Hamelink. As a scientist it is of course gratifying for me to hear that government policy on covid-19 takes science seriously.
