Day: November 5, 2019

Class, Terror

The Black Death Stalks the USA

Are police killings of unarmed citizens a matter of race, class, or both?

5 min read

Capitalism, Class

Piling up Manure: The Psychology of Wealth Accumulation

"Money is like manure. If you spread it around, it does a lot of good, but if you pile it up in one place, it stinks like hell." Who said that?

3 min read

Capitalism, Class, Work

Is Employment a Form of Slavery?

Socialists like to talk about 'wage slavery' and 'wage slaves.' But surely it is unreasonable to treat employment for a wage or salary as a form of slavery?

5 min read

Capitalism, Work

Power Saws: Safety and Profit

Power saws can be equipped with a safety device that reliably prevents serious accidents. But most of them are not.

3 min read

Capitalism, Environment, Socialism

Global Heating and Socialism

The author formulates alternative long-range scenarios for human survival or extinction in the context of global heating. What are the prospects of 'green capitalism'? What does the climate crisis imply for our thinking about socialism?

10 min read