In the 21st century, the United States has been visibly inching ever closer to failed-state status, writes Karen J. Greenberg.
Category: Economy
Reclaiming Africa’s Early Post-Independence History
The authors respond to the almost permanent state of austerity that neoliberalism has imposed on much of the continent.
The Argument for a Maximum Wage
Could British levels of support for an income cap ever take root in the U.S.? Sam Pizzigati says the idea isn’t as un-American as it may seem.
Taking Money With One Hand & Fooling Us With the Other
The hidden costs of capitalism to human lives and the natural world are beginning to be laid bare, writes Jonathan Cook, but the Establishment is fighting back.
Paradise for Human Victims of Corporate Persons
In anticipation of a cascade of debt defaults in Africa, beginning with Zambia, Vijay Prashad says it’s vital to strengthen the flagging campaign for debt forgiveness and cancellation.
US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People
Laura Flanders says there’s never been a better time to reconsider the entire system.
Bullets Are Not the Seeds of Life
Vijay Prashad says most endemic hunger is caused by a system that would rather waste food than feed the hungry.
Chris Hedges: The Politics of Cultural Despair
As our empire implodes, and with it social cohesion, we must face what is happening — not only around us— but within us.
Barrett Poised to Become the Most Radical Right-Wing Member of Supreme Court
COVID-19: The Case Against Herd Immunity
Marcello Ferrada de Noli has studied Sweden’s response to the virus and advises countries elsewhere to reject the neoliberal model and survive instead.