capitalism
How billionaires benefit from government shutdowns
October 17, 2025America’s richest often push for shutdowns to dodge taxes, avoid regulation, and slash benefits for working people.
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Only in America: Government shutdown is sign of a broken system
October 15, 2025The threat of shutdowns keeps public workers insecure, weakens unions in the federal sector, and reinforces the narrative that “government doesn’t work,” paving the way for further austerity and privatization.
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Fascist forms: Reactionary imagery and the Trump regime’s far-right aesthetics
October 2, 2025Spectacle and monumentality are utilized not to deliver material improvements for people but to distract from poverty, debt, and social collapse with glitter and scale.
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Is the video game industry the canary in capitalism’s coal mine?
September 19, 2025E.T. didn’t kill Atari—capitalism did.
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Pope scorns plan to make Musk world’s first trillionaire
September 18, 2025Sanders and Tlaib introduce legislation to curb CEO pay.
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