capitalism
Investing in tragedy: The political economy of mass shootings
October 2, 201750 are dead, more than 400 injured. Meanwhile, the stock prices of gun manufacturers are up sharply in Monday morning trading.
Read moreA potential Irma victim’s last minute letter to Peoples World readers
September 8, 2017Bourgeois commentators, reporters, and government spokes-people serve some purpose when they disseminate useful information, but this crisis mode and referral to this hurricane intentionally misses a more vital discussion about why the nature affects varying populations...
Read morePlatform capitalists: The new would-be rulers of the world
August 30, 2017The platform capitalists pose as a group of high-tech saviors making the world a better place. What they are really doing is becoming data monopolies.
Read moreStop the buzz-killing beer barons
August 30, 2017Two conglomerates control 90 percent of the beer market, and that’s costing you bucks.
Read moreTrump is becoming a liability for capitalism
August 18, 2017Among the titans of American business, the military brass, and the political establishment, Trump’s stock is falling fast.
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