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Why Does the DMV Suck? 

Why Does the DMV Suck? 

April 17, 2025 by Zeta Violet Koloskzi

The ruling class wants us fighting each other over our frustration with life under capitalism. The best thing we can do is learn together and understand how the mechanisms of bureaucracies work.

Categories Op Ed Tags Capitalism, Class War, Democracy
What Does a Banana Taste Like?

What Does a Banana Taste Like? 

February 26, 2025 by Zeta Violet Koloskzi

Every subject always comes back to the struggle between labor and capital, even bananas.

Categories Op Ed Tags Capitalism, Labor, Working Class
Can You Change the World

Can You Change the World?

November 25, 2024June 30, 2024 by Zeta Violet Koloskzi

It almost feels like there will never be a revolution, but that’s exactly what every ruling class has said about every revolution.

Categories Equality with Justice Tags Capitalism, Class War, LGBTQIA+
Today Is Tomorrow's Yesterday

Today Is Tomorrow’s Yesterday

November 25, 2024June 3, 2024 by Zeta Violet Koloskzi

The world is changing right before our eyes. Not only can we guide that transformation, but our very presence in that change means we control its direction.

Categories Equality with Justice, Health & Wellbeing Tags Capitalism, Marx
Is Capitalism Eternal?

Is Capitalism Eternal?

November 22, 2024February 12, 2024 by Zeta Violet Koloskzi

Change isn’t limited to activists; it happens when people read and show up when needed. Anyone can make a difference in their community, and that small change might be the catalyst for something bigger.

Categories Economic Justice, Equality with Justice Tags Capitalism, Class War
Obamacare and the Science of Prolonged Decay

Obamacare and the Science of Prolonged Decay

October 16, 2024November 10, 2023 by Karen Caligiuri

The failure of a health care “reform” fostered within the blight of the capitalist model reveals how incrementalism cannot solve the most formidable ecological and social crises of our day.

Categories Economic Justice, Health & Wellbeing Tags Capitalism, Federal Job Guarantee, Medicare For All, Unions
The Scam of Pragmatism: An Origin Story of ‘Just the Way It Is’

The Scam of Pragmatism: An Origin Story of ‘Just the Way It Is’

October 16, 2024October 19, 2023 by Jonathan Kadmon

The past never truly stays where it belongs. Even when the truth is carefully scrubbed from our understanding of history, its spores disperse through time to seep into the firmament like a persistent black mold poisoning the air we breathe.

Categories Democracy, Economic Justice Tags Capitalism, Class War, Neoliberalism
Liberal Civility is Counterrevolutionary

Liberal Civility is Counterrevolutionary

October 29, 2024September 25, 2023 by Tom Ramirez

The liberal’s aversion to violence is not moral and universal. They support state-sanctioned violence, propagating war and police brutality.

Categories Democracy, Equality with Justice Tags Capitalism, Class War, Labor
Tax Bads, Not Goods

Tax Bads, Not Goods

October 20, 2024June 28, 2023 by L. Randall Wray

Once we understand what taxes are “for”, we can start to think about what kinds of taxes make sense.

Categories Environmental & Ecological Justice, New Economic Perspectives, Technology & Innovation Tags Capitalism, MMT, Taxation
An Alternative Meme for Money: Conclusion

An Alternative Meme for Money: Conclusion

October 21, 2024June 21, 2023 by L. Randall Wray

The monetary system provides the power to do good, and the power to do bad is the other side of the coin.

Categories New Economic Perspectives Tags Capitalism, MMT
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