Articles from Our Community
SVB: It’s a Wonderful Lie
Greg Roest
So, who is responsible for this fiasco? Or for the last one? Or the next? Any reasonable person can see that the present system is untenable.
The Price of Hunger
Karen Caligiuri
Inadequate access to nutrition is a problem Americans can solve. It’s time to shut down the false narratives about pay-fors that keep solutions out of reach.
It’s OK to be Angry About Bernie Sanders
Birrion Sondahl
Bernie gave up on the fight long before we did and his actions have made it clear he no longer fights for the same ideals.
Where Does A Bullet Go?
Greg Roest
We need to slash our obscenely large and lethal military, but cutting military spending means less money entering our communities.
“Debt” Ceilings for Dummies
Greg Roest
Beautifully simple are a sovereign nation’s sectoral balances. They readily demonstrate that the government’s negative is the public’s positive, and vice versa.
Cryptocurrency : the Medium IS the Scam
Greg Roest
In a piece titled “Cryptocurrency: Don’t Blame the Medium for the Scam,” libertarian Counterpunch contributor Thomas Knapp wholly misunderstands the nature of money and cryptocurrency.
The Illusion of Upward Mobility
Steven D. Grumbine
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.
US health insurers get more and more federal funding, deliver less and less care
Cory Doctorow
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.
How Banks Create Money When They Lend
Charlie Silva
It is up to academics and informed lay-people alike to alter the understanding of banking in the public consciousness.
It’s Time to Call it What It Is – A Capitalism-Induced Ecological Crisis
Erin McCarley
Let’s be clear— this isn’t about voting. This is about building a revolution— an international solidarity movement big enough to take on and replace global capitalism.