Capitalism is the Conspiracy

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Now that so many people have realized that the capitalist system is riddled with problems, they want a clear explanation about the functioning of the system. They are dissatisfied and impatient with how school courses, politicians’ statements, and mainstream media treat the subject. Basic economics literacy is notoriously low in the United States even as its citizens show great interest in the financial aspects of their lives. So this short article aims to present the system’s essentials.

John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Capitalism and Its Critics, joins Nathan J. Robinson to explore the history of capitalism. Cassidy...

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A emFinancial Times/em best book of the year and one of emThe New Yorker’/ems “Political Books to Help Us Make Sense of 2024” br / br / An eye-opening account of offshore finance: a secretive system making the rich richer while corroding democracy, capitalism, and the environment., Offshore, Stealth Wealth and the New Colonialism, Brooke Harrington, 9781324064947

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComradeHakim Twitter: @YaBoiHakim A very basic general overview of the contradictions of Capitalism, and the intrinsic faults that make the system untenable. Sources and books mentioned are in pinned comment. 00:00 Intro 00:22 Capitalism's Boom and Bust Cycles 02:10 The Falling Rate of Profit 03:54 Infinite Growth in a Finite World 05:04 Profit Over All Else 08:06 Capitalism and Meritocracy 09:32 The Reserve Army of Labour 10:32 The Centralization of Capital 11:57 Class Antagonism 13:26 The Lack of Real Solutions Within The System 15:20 Conclusion

Grace Blakeley, economist, journalist, and author talks corporate power, late-stage capitalism, and how we fight back.Free markets aren’t really free. Corpor...

She talked to The Nation about capitalism's evolutions and what the left can do to better prepare for the next political crisis.

Nancy Fraser talks about work, debt, and a breakdown of shared meaning.

Nancy Fraser is the Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research and a member of the Editorial Committee

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Jacobin sat down with the prolific muckraking filmmaker Alex Gibney to discuss his new documentary The Dark Money Game, on the terrifying ramifications of Citizens United and how it’s empowered the same oligarchy now unleashed by the Trump administration.

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