capitalism

Last week, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a small bank focused on investing in tech companies, …

The disastrous train crash in Greece is another example of how capitalism risks our lives. …

Immigrant children have been found to be working in dangerous conditions. Such exploitation is a normal part of capitalism. …

The train derailment and release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, was the result of corporate cost-cutting at the expense of safety, enabled by the government. …

The consequences of the earthquakes affecting Turkey and Syria were made more severe by the system of profiteering and war. …

According to a report published by Oxfam on January 16, the richest people have gotten …

2023: A Coming Economic Crisis? Who Will Pay? With Richard Wolff We face the effects …

A parody Twitter account of the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly drew attention to the exorbitant price of insulin. …

Many tech enthusiasts, tech cheerleaders and even many so-called analysts treat the giant tech and …

During her book launch just one week before the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference …

The possibility that workers might strike against national freight rail companies has gotten some headlines …

A recent report provides us with yet another example of the inhumanity of the capitalist …

On October 5, a UPS worker took her life on the job at a major …

Private insurers that offer a “Medicare Advantage” plan have milked Medicare’s public coffers fraudulently for …

It turns out that most plastic is not actually recyclable. If we want to get rid of it, we also need to end the profit motive that causes plastic production. …

For several weeks, there have been renewed demonstrations and revolts by the Haitian population in …

The Sum of Us by Heather McGee is an interesting, but frustrating, book on racism in the United States. …

In the United Kingdom (U.K.), more than 50,000 rail workers represented by three unions recently …

The tragic aftermath of Hurricane Ian has left a trail of death and destruction through …

The need to limit CO2 emissions becomes more urgent every year, as we see more …

Each year, there is a tradition within the United States’ capitalist system where dozens of …

Let’s not mourn for monarchs, who have historically been exploiters and colonizers, and wealthy parasites at best. …

The capitalist system is unable to take meaningful action against climate disruption. …

In August, the U.S. government decided to send another three billion dollars in military aid …

The climate crisis is combining with institutional inequality to create more suffering for oppressed people. …

August 31, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …

Many people may remember the plot of the 2018 film Sorry to Bother You from …

The disastrous flooding in Pakistan is the fault of wealthy countries that have emitted and continue to emit large amounts of greenhouse gases. …

August 16, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New …

Predatory nursing homes sued family and friends of deceased patients to collect bill payments. …

Workers at UPS and Amazon have been dying of extreme heat, while the companies make profit. …

After five months, the baby formula shortage continues. …

The images from the James Webb Space Telescope show the enormous potential of humanity. Imagine how much more we could do if we weren’t organized under an exploitative, destructive system. …

We pay increased prices, corporations get increased profits. …

The mainstream media is noting the global food crisis and pointing to the war in Ukraine as the cause, but the food crisis has long predated this war. …

Over 580,000 unhoused people live in the United States, and Chattanooga, TN is one location …

Last week President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to seventeen people. Much of …

On Saturday, June 18, thousands came to the mall in Washington, D.C., to protest poverty …

For the third time in less than fifteen years, the world faces increasing hunger, malnutrition, …

On June 14, South Korean truck drivers won an eight-day strike for higher wages. In …

Fossil fuel companies are spending billions of dollars on projects that will destroy our climate. …

A single construction site in the Bronx, New York, serves as a reminder of the …

The U.S. Southwest continues to experience drought, with adverse effects on people and ecosystems. This has been caused by the capitalist system, which continues to emit greenhouse gases for profit. …

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland ended on May 27. The conference – a …

Who profits off of inflation? Not workers whose real wages plunge as inflation ticks higher. …

May 23, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the NPA, …

The Minneapolis general strike of 1934 grew out of a strike by the local union of the International Brotherhood …

The latest IPCC report highlights the urgency of climate change. We must stop the “business as usual” of burning fossil fuels for profit. …