capitalism – Page 66 – People's World

Press coverage of declining U.S. life expectancy evades the truth about class

September 28, 2022 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

COVID and racism combine to drag down the number of years Americans live, but what about economic class?

Working-class tribune Barbara Ehrenreich exposed inequality and capitalism’s positive thinking cult

September 23, 2022 By Sonali Kolhatkar

The late Nickel and Dimed author also laid bare the “positive thinking” industry that put a smiley face on inequality.

Prison labor helped build U.S. capitalists’ business empires

September 23, 2022 By Margie Mason And Robin McDowell

Companies across the South profited off the forced labor of people in prison after the Civil War—a racist system known as convict leasing.

Socialism makes the difference: Cuba and China exceed U.S. in life expectancy

September 21, 2022 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Decent and healthy lives are far from routine in capitalist countries, where poor health is associated with low social-economic status.

AFL-CIO panel: Blame corporate greed, not workers, for inflation

September 21, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg

Rather than a pro-worker solution, as elections draw near Federal Reserve pushes to hike interest rates again and GOP offers nothing but blaming Biden.