capitalism
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
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How does the largest welfare program imaginable have libertarian supporters?
Surrounding counties boast even higher increases.
New Zealand’s recent budget policy puts the health and well-being of its citizens over economic growth.
100 percent fruit juice is still 100 percent sugar.
We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?
A new Gallup polls shows the rising support for socialism in the United States.
Riots may ensue as more poor Americans recognize their “miserable” long-term prospects.
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Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.
Anxiety does not help other medical conditions, adding trouble on top of trouble.
Modern capitalism is a “very silly” way of organizing life, says Yanis Varoufakis.
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The recent debate between Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson lived up to the hype.
Polls show that more Americans today define socialism as an ideology of “equality” than one espousing government control of the economy.
Here’s why universal basic income will hurt the 99%, and make the 1% even richer.
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America’s socialists owe a lot to one man, but what did he think about socialism?
Most people don’t just think the world should be run meritocratically, they think it is meritocratic.
The two concepts might seem contradictory, but anarcho-capitalists exist.
It’s hard to see big changes coming, but if you know your own blindspots, you can do it.
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The story of that one time a U.S. city was run by a Soviet, and what it was like to live in it.
The world’s next superpower might just resurrect the Middle Ages.
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Throughout history, anarchists have been responsible for bombings and assassinations, including some very recent ones.
We keep hearing that Scandinavia has perfected socialism, but is that true?
A new book about life under communism reveals an unexpected benefit.
Think America would never elect a socialist? Think again.
It may come as a surprise to some to find that anarchism comes in as many flavors as Ben ‘n Jerry’s.
China’s export growth model hit a wall. So it reinvented itself.
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Stephen Curry’s yearly salary is a cool $34 million. Where did all this money come from?
There is no one answer. But there are 10.