capitalism
‘Parade’ magazine tells us what people earn: How about a maximum wage?
April 13, 2020There’s a kind of voyeuristic “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” quality about this annual survey, we ordinary readers sitting at our kitchen tables drooling over celebrities’ estimated bank statements.
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Dear Gov. Cuomo: COVID-19 is not the “Great Equalizer”
April 6, 2020COVID-19 has actually shown just how deeply divided our capitalist society is between the haves and the have-nots.
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What is the Defense Production Act and why should Trump use it?
April 3, 2020When the government requires big business to manufacture something, it is seen by the owner class as too much government, and it smells like socialism.
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U.S. Communists demand Trump use Defense Production Act, say coronavirus exposes capitalism’s failings
April 2, 2020The Communist Party USA is condemning the Trump administration’s bungled COVID-19 response and says the health crisis has quickly morphed into an economic and political one.
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Coronavirus pandemic compounds food emergency for millions
April 1, 2020The reality faced by millions who struggle daily with hunger, homelessness, and lack of health care has become a reality for tens of millions more in the blink of an eye.
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