Economics
Karl Marx makes a comeback
September 14, 2017Over the last decade, Marx has also made a comeback as a serious intellectual figure. In the fall of 2008, as the global financial crisis was starting to be felt and understood, The Guardian reported on...
Read moreParty like it’s 1999: Incomes finally break pre-millennium peak
September 13, 2017In a stark reminder of the damage done by the Great Recession, the median American household only last year finally earned more than it did in 1999.
Read more61 percent of Americans give thumbs-up to unions
September 11, 2017The number of people who view unions favorably is on the rise, but so is the number of people who think the labor movement will become weaker.
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 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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