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2016/05/032016/05/02

Jean Lievens: Economic Democracy Superior to Capitalism or Socialism

Capitalism or Socialism? There’s an Even Better Option Bernie Sanders’ popular campaign suggests that many Americans aren’t afraid of socialism anymore. But real democracy is an even better alternative to capitalism. David Korten Democracy is the life-serving alternative we seek to the life-destroying capitalist tyranny under which we now live. Democracy, not the false dichotomy …

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2013/05/302013/05/30

Paul Craig Roberts: The Social Cost of (Predatory) Capitalism — What Prostituted Economists Will Not Address

The Social Cost of (Predatory) Capitalism When I was a graduate student in economics, the social cost of capitalism was a big issue in economic theory. Since those decades ago, the social costs of capitalism have exploded, but the issue seems no longer to trouble the economics profession. Social costs are costs of production that …

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2010/07/142010/07/14

Review: Building Social Business–The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs

4 in isolation, beyond 6 in context–a cornerstone book July 14, 2010 Muhammad Yunus and Karl Weber While I sympathize with those who feel that the book lacks reference to prior art, that social business has been around for a very long time, and that much of the book is somewhat similar to his first …

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2008/02/132009/10/30

Review: Creating a World Without Poverty–Social Business and the Future of Capitalism

Other Side of C. K. Prahalad’s Fortune at the Bottom, February 13, 2008

2020/04/302020/04/30

CounterPunch: Coronavirus (Fraud) Capitalism

Coronavirus Capitalism and “Exceptional” America by Paul Street As the global coronavirus public health and economic crisis of 2020 approaches the international workers’ day May 1st, let us consider 23 ways in which it is a crisis of and by capital and its class rule profits system: Full List Below the Fold — Click …

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2020/04/102020/04/10

Richard Wolff: Viruses like Covid-19 are a part of nature, but Capitalism-2020 must be destroyed

Viruses like Covid-19 are a part of nature, but Capitalism-2020 must be destroyed As economies reel from the meltdown triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, governments scramble to build the system back up. But it’s the system that brought about the fall, and if we keep reviving it, will do so again.

2020/01/202020/01/19

Yoda: Alert Reader on China, Engineer Leaders, Human Capital

Alert Reader, reacting to Robert Steele’s recent video on going to China, writes in: I recently watched your interview with Stephen Arnold on China. I have some comments. 1) Deng Xiaoping was an important leader of China for a number of reasons, but the increasing role of people with an engineering background in upper leadership …

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