Capitalism is an economic system that has both passionate defenders and fierce critics. But both sides in the debates over capitalism’s beneficial and harmful affects tend to conflate capitalism with […]
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Tag: Income Inequality
Sam Pizzigati’s Interesting Proposal On Income Tax Rates
Sam Pizzigati is an author who writes extensively about wealth, taxation, and the struggles of working people. Recently he penned an interesting article for CommonDreams.com, How Progressives Can Fix the […]
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Paulo Freire on Social Conflict
Paulo Freire on Social Conflict Paulo Freire is a Brazilian philosopher of education. Those on the Right would call him a “radical” because he believes that poor people shouldn’t be […]
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To Make Sense of the Brexit Mess, Think Deeper
One thing that most Leavers and Remainers can agree on is that the Brexit process has been a mess. Who is to blame for that mess is as contentious an […]
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“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose
“Thinking the Contemporary”, with Mogobe Ramose Mogobe Ramose Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Africa (UNISA), in Pretoria. He is a Philosopher and a leading figure introducing and […]
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Debt Shaming in the Corporate Media
One trend I have noticed on the Internet is “news” stories about people who pay down debt of massive amounts. This one is typical, claiming a teacher paid off $40,000 […]
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A Grim Example of What Corporatism Has Done to American Cities
corporatism On a search engine, I chanced across an unlabeled photo that showed a bustling, prosperous American Main Street full of small businesses and activity. Judging from the cars and […]
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Who Owns the Water?
Although water covers two-thirds of the planet’s surface, only 3% of all water is safe for human consumption. Access to clean, safe water has always been vital for people. With […]
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Rome – The Eternal Stench
Rome is a strange mix of beauty and ugliness. They say it is the Eternal City. It is still here over two millennia later so it is hard to say […]
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Beware The Tax Scoundrel
Beware The Tax Scoundrel Never trust someone who objects to paying taxes. That someone is a scoundrel who seeks advantages without paying for them.
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