Category Archives: socialism
Socialism scare more accurately aimed at capitalism
It’s hilarious when the capitalists try to fearmonger over trying something that might actually help people. Socialism leads to “complete economic calamity?” Isn’t that what capitalism did in 2008? And 1987? And 1971? And 1929? And is about to do … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Bubble, class war, Crap-italism, fiat currency, Financial Terrorism, Financialization, Liberty Road, Master Narrative, Nixon Shock, Rent-seeking, Rentier, Securities, socialism, Uncategorized, Wealth transfer
Tagged capitalism, Donald Trump, economics, fearmongering, late capitalism, Marc Faber, Michael Hudson, recession, Reverse socialism, socialism, Zero Hedge
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Goldman Sachs admits: Capitalism is not the cure, it is the disease
Whenever you get grief for criticizing capitalism, point those giving you said grief to this story, because it perfectly describes capitalism’s grave shortcomings with just the question asked in the headline: “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?” The story … Continue reading
Posted in biotech, Crap-italism, Goldman Sachs, paradox, Rent-seeking, socialism, Uncategorized, Wealth transfer
Tagged biotech, capitalism, cure, disease, Goldman Sachs, Hippocratic Oath, profit motive, recurring revenue, socialism
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5 Ways to Fix The Economy For The Better: Richard Wolff Interview
This interview is instantly my favorite thing Lionel has ever done. He interviews the brilliant economist Richard Wolff, and from the get-go, it’s a tour de force of common sense obliterating tired, hackneyed, jingoistic propaganda that somehow just won’t die … Continue reading
Posted in Crap-italism, Everything Is Rigged, Federal Reserve, fiat currency, freedom, history, Redistribution, Reverse socialism, socialism, Wage slavery, Wealth transfer
Tagged Federal Reserve, Jeremy Corbyn, Karl Marx, Labour Party, Lionel, Marxism, money supply, Richard Wolff, right to own, socialism
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“Capitalism”=Oligarchy/Feudalism on Steroids
Great post at More Crows Than Eagles called “Unnecessariat”–heavy stuff, all about the effects of supposed “capitalism” which is actually an oligarchy (feudalism?) on steroids which is by, of, and for the rentier class: “If there’s no economic plan for … Continue reading
Posted in Crap-italism, Debt Slavery, Feudalism, homeless, Profiles In Resistance, Redistribution, Rent-seeking, Rentier, Reverse socialism, socialism, Tyranny, Wealth transfer
Tagged capitalism, feudalism, More Crows Than Eagles, oligarchy, rent-seeking, Rentier, Scott Sorensen, Unnecessariat
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GE vs. Bernie part 2: On Hyperbole and Reality
Yesterday we pointed out that GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt attacked Bernie Sanders in a corporate propaganda piece masquerading as an op-ed in the Washington Post. Don’t hold your breath waiting for WaPo to allow Bernie to have the same free … Continue reading
Posted in Master Narrative, socialism, Tax
Tagged Bernie Sanders, GE, Jeffrey Immelt, propaganda, reality, tax, Washington Post
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GE vs. Bernie: Of Strawmen and Fukushima
Remember the days when Bernie was ignored and laughed at by the mainstream press? Apparently those days are over. How so, you might ask? Well, the Washington Post favored us with an unabashed corporate propaganda piece disguised as an “op-ed” … Continue reading
Which came first, the “socialism” or the iPhone?
The “socialism,” of course. Check out a recent, great article at US Uncut about how taxpayers funded, through the Defense Department, the National Science Foundation, and other government programs, innovations that made smartphones possible. Indeed, the “horrors” of “socialist”-esque cooperation … Continue reading
Posted in "supply and demand", Crap-italism, Master Narrative, socialism
Tagged Apple, capitalism, iPhone, socialism
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