Pope Francis Takes on Wall Street
In a new essay, the pope calls for intensified regulation of the "sophisticated technologies" of financial markets.
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Capitalism
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Who’s to Blame for Rising Deficits?
Two recently passed pieces of legislation are driving big near-term deficit spikes.
Taking Freedom: Capitalism, Democracy, and W.E.B. Du Bois’ Two Proletariats
On W.E.B. Du Bois' theory of the working class and how race and class cannot be separated in the United States.
Poetry for Those Brutalized by Capitalism
Daniel Borzutzky's new collection confronts the perverse logics of fascism and the free market.
The Case Against Milton Friedman’s Capitalism
The free market is a theoretical fiction, with enormous social costs.
‘Butcher’s Block’ Is a Horror Series About Class War and Cannibalism
Where other horror shows tell you to fear technology, Butcher's Block tells you to fear the rich.
How a Belief in American Exceptionalism Is Making America Less Exceptional
Our refusal to learn from Europe is contributing to our overworked, hyper-stressed way of life.
Are We Defining Economic Success All Wrong?
A new study asks: Can countries meet citizens' needs without over-consuming resources?
Clicker Games, Capitalism, and the End of Work
Compelling without being any fun, the mindless minimalism of clicker games provides a futuristic look at the present.
The Chronic Capitalism of Christmas Movies
The way Christmas movies tell it, the generosity of individual tycoons is sufficient to mitigate the harms of class inequality.