Ukraine’s Nazi Problem
“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” Karl Marx.Â
7 KNOWLEDGE AREAS
The Illusion of Upward Mobility
There is no real entrée into the world of the elite, but you won’t know it until you arrive, exhausted, at the locked door, chased by all the angry working people who think you’ve found the key.
Fact-checking Biden’s Inflation Remarks
On October 21st, 2022, President Biden made an address regarding his administration’s historic deficit reduction. Let’s break it down.Â
Comparative Analysis of Modern Monetary Theory and Textbook Economics
The current economic framework within which policy is developed seems incapable of addressing climate change. Even policymakers who acknowledge the magnitude of the problem are avoiding real solutions, not knowing how solutions can be funded.
Capitalism’s Waste: Planned Obsolescence
Planned obsolescence is a strategy that is unique to the capitalist system. Under this strategy, products are designed to be phased out. This results in a waste of resources and labor power.
US health insurers get more and more federal funding, deliver less and less care
The American healthcare system is the worst of all possible worlds. Unlike every other wealthy country, the US leaves its health insurance to the private sector, where your health and your life are a distant second to shareholder profits.
Refuting Attacks on Marxism
These attacks do not exist in a vacuum. They are calculated attempts to discredit Marxism as a theory of revolutionary change. The ruling class is terrified of a united working class that organizes across racial and gender identities.
How Banks Create Money When They Lend
It is up to academics and informed lay-people alike to alter the understanding of banking in the public consciousness.