Tag Archives: Capitalism

The New Imperialist Structure

Originally posted on Mr. Rows Namoura Coffee:
Contemporary capitalism is a capitalism of generalized monopolies. What I mean by that is that monopolies no longer form islands (important as they may be) in an ocean of corporations that are not…

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Tony Judt on twentieth-century Marxism

Originally posted on Understanding Society:
Tony Judt was especially astute when it came to linking history and intellectuals. One strand of thought in his collection of essays,?Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century, is a critical engagement with several twentieth-century…

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The importance of utopia and how to get there

Originally posted on Everyday Activism Stories:
The greatest achievement of those who champion capitalism, according to activist and author David Graeber, has been the destruction of vision. By vision, I mean not the ability to look into our own futures…

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The Paradox of Capitalism

Originally posted on The Reflection:
The capitalist economy has been running for centuries and was developed by Adam Smith. The foundations of the capitalist economy lies in the belief of the free market often described as an economic structure wherein…

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Looking at: ‘The rich are getting richer, and the poor are… also getting richer’ by Daniel Hannan

Originally posted on Merit Coba:
Index Introduction Central statements made by Hannan His twelve claims evaluated Overall commentary on the sources Hannan uses Conclusions about the sources The examination, including sources Introduction The rich are getting richer, and the poor…

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The Upbringing of Ideas and the Extrapolation of Capitalism

Originally posted on punkt.:
By UffzKyle Civilization is not driven by spontaneity. Concepts are created based on that which exists in the world, as well as that which has already been created previously. With every new concept springing from at least…

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Utopism has not ended

I do know some people like to say I am a dreamer of impossible dreams, sharing an impossible hope. I might be an utopist, or even hoping to belong to thinkers in line with idealistic social reformers, believing in a … Continue reading

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British Parliament hostage its citizens for even more months

The soap that breaks many acid It is incredible, after all this time debating about how to make arrangements for leaving the European Union, never coming forward with positive ideas, the Union approved to be once more patient with the … Continue reading

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A busy 2017 #4 Writings

In 2017 you may say like many I too came under the spell of Facebook with its Facebook Groups. For my writings on several blogs, those writings where automatically announced on Facebook Pages. One would expect people seeing those messages … Continue reading

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