8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

Libertarians argue that capitalism is superior to socialism because in capitalism anyone is free to do anything — including start a worker cooperative. In truth, capitalism constrains our options, while socialism can liberate us to live as we please.

An investigation into Bill Gates’s philanthropic interventions questions the efficacy of his work and asks what gives him the legitimacy to intervene in public policy. It argues that we have become too accepting of his wealth and influence, and we must instead challenge his power.

The great billionaire wealth transfer means people born very, very rich are going to stay very, very rich.

An increasing number of billionaires are embracing the viewpoint advocated by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who has called for increased taxation of the super-wealthy. During Gates' annual "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit last year, he said ultra-wealthy individuals should pay more tax. He vigorously reaffirmed his position at a panel during the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. The billionaire made a compelling case for the...

A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

Abigail Disney, Brian Cox and Valerie Rockefeller among signatories of open letter condemning inequality

"Governments should heed widespread demands to tax the rich—and match it with a vision to build public goods from healthcare to energy," said the executive director of Oxfam International.

Markets delivered a withering verdict on Donald Trump’s trade war last month. They also may have turbocharged the decline of US economic primacy.

Participants in the clashes of June 6 describe how people came together to stop federal agents from harming their community.

Last month, Billboard reported that around 60 percent of general admission attendees of the music festival Coachella financed their tickets

One of the swiftest ways to "trigger" the liberals is looking awful

In DeSmog’s Koch Network Database, you can browse our extensive research on the individuals and organizations linked to Charles Koch or other members of the Koch family, Koch Industries, and related entities.

The cynical #latecapitalism meme going around social media calls out the inequities and absurdities of the modern economy. Google search interest in the phra...

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The small, pathetic technofeudalist dystopian vision of Howard Lutnick and the Trump administration.

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Take a look at the charts above. I discussed them both recently, but there are charts, and then there are charts. Let’s take the top one — it’s a mega-chart — in a different context. One that goes…

Finally. Good and decent people of the universe, rejoice. It’s…indictment day. Donald Trump faces a very, very long time behind bars. Jack Smith, the…scary-looking…former war crimes prosecutor now at…

It’s a theme, that by now, should be hammered into everyone’s head. Not by me, but by history, reality, facts, logic, and evidence. We discussed it not so long ago. Everything the far right touches…

A society in decline is a strange thing. It produces a funny and odd set of anxieties — and it’s those anxieties which our fractured, degenerating public discourse is really about, not reality, which…