Pillage and Class Polarization: The Rise of “Criminal Capitalism”
James Petras Introduction About 75% of US employees work 40 hours or longer, the second longest among all OECD countries, exceeded only by Poland and tied with South Korea. In contrast, only 10% of Danish workers, 15% of Norwegian, 30% of French, 43% of… more »
The Real Bain Capital Story
By Numerian posted by Michael Collins Originally published in The Agonist Is the Bloomberg news service turning into The Agonist? Or at least The Agonist, circa 2005, when what was written here was so out of the mainstream that most writers had to hide… more »
Greece: What Can be Done?
James Petras Introduction Greece faces the unenviable choice between accepting the terms of “the Troika” and facing the continuation and deepening of a socio-economic crises, which includes five years of negative growth, over 23% unemployment, an… more »
Rude Awakening
by Stephen Lendman In 2008, a protracted global depression began, criminally manufactured by Wall Street and Washington scoundrels, complicit with major European partners. Why? To permit greater financial and other corporate consolidation, more power,… more »
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The Link Between War and Big Finance
Veterans For Peace Endorses the April 15th Rally and Protest in Union Square Park By Kevin Zeese Veterans For Peace has joined in endorsing “Sounds of Resistance,” a concert and protest against Wall Street banks that draws the connections between… more »
Why is the world rushing headlong into Environmental Armageddon?
By Dr. Tom Termotto Is there any doubt that planet Earth has been undergoing an environmental armageddon for decades? We are not just referring to the spate of oil spills all over the world such as the BP Gulf Oil Spill, or the many other toxic deluges… more »
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Understanding the US Financial Crisis, Why Banking Regulations are a Temporary Fix
Part #3 of Understanding Capitalism and Socialism by Joaquin With the great financial crisis of 2007-2010 all over except for the screaming and yelling; and the yelling and screaming is over because oil spilled all over it; and with the oil spill all… more »
Understanding Supply Side Capitalism
Part #2 of Understanding Capitalism and Socialism (Part 1) by Joaquin posted by Michael Collins Now that Republicans are starting to talk about restoring Reaganomics, it is a good time to review Reaganomics; i.e., Supply Side Capitalism. This is number… more »
Understanding Capitalism versus Socialism
By Joaquin - Posted by Michael Collins Maybe you are a casual Agonist reader or an Agonista at heart but in any case you are probably asking yourself: what's the deal with socialism and why do I like capitalism? (Image) OK, lets get started by defining… more »
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