Capitalism
Globalization Goes Into Reverse
Back in October 2008 I suggested that globalization ‘has lost impetus and may even have passed its zenith’. Now, in the aftermath of Brexit and the inauguration ...
Capitalism, media, News, Politics
Manufacturing the News
Mark Fishman, associate professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, investigated routine news production by examining the work practices of reporters and other ...
USA: Illusions of Democracy
The United States of America has been under one-party rule since its birth at the drafting of the Constitution. This document was drawn up by a small ...
Capitalism, Class, Economics, Environment, Politics
The Cause of and Cure for Climate Disruption
There is a political dispute going on about climate change, global heating, or global climate disruption. The dispute, unfortunately, is not simply about what to call it ...
Capitalism, Class, Economics, Work
The Insanity of Coal Mining
National Public Radio (NPR) and the Centre for Public Integrity (CPI) teamed up to produce a special investigative report on the increased incidence of black lung disease ...
Capitalism, Class, Economics, News, Politics, Uncategorized
The ‘Democratic Socialism’ of Bernie Sanders
To a socialist Senator Bernie Sanders is far and away the least distasteful of the current contenders for the American presidency. He seems decent and sincere. Although ...
