Myths of capitalism: the myth of scarcity
We are faced with a choice of who will pay to rebuild our infrastructure, educate our children, and transition to a green economy.
Report: Economic concentration helps fuel the income gap
"The return of plutocracy to America was no accident. The drastic decline in market competition has been a result of conscious political decisions."
Chris Christie’s hero
In Christie's own words, one can see what he really stands for. His praise of Walker, the Koch-owned governor of Wisconsin, shows his true political colors.
Seattle’s socialist councilmember delivers inaugural address
Sawant made national - and international - news after becoming the first socialist elected to the Seattle city council.
1917 Russian Revolution: What the world has lost
It has been 96 years since the Russian Revolution and 22 years since the Soviet Union, collapsed and broke into pieces, and the world lost much in that collapse.
Economics is not morality play, but politics is
For socialist and progressive working-class forces, breaking out of marginalization is the key political challenge of our time.
Hear them - the unemployed
Unemployment, joblessness, and the devastation they bring to every worker everywhere is endemic to capitalism.
When capitalism can’t
Today, there are hundreds of millions of people around the world who are and remain permanently in the "reserve army of the unemployed."
Lying about austerity serves "special interests"
Ideas and ideologies are rarely if ever free from class interests. If there ever were a controversy that validated the truth of that, the continuing "debate" over austerity fills the bill.
Letter from the heartland: Fried in capitalism's frying pan
At the Liars' Table you need thick skin and working-class sensibilities that the collective good and the common weal will overcome.
