Tag: Capitalism

False leisure in the age of hustle 

Without an investment and return, true leisure is useless in a capitalist mode of production. Most Americans unknowingly monitor their own relaxation time to...

The horrifying cost of convenience culture

Convenience has become the top priority of the 21st-century American — above empathy, above human connection and above patience. From groceries delivered to our...

Blame the system, not the immigrant 

The first group of immigrants arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 5 as part of President Donald Trump’s several executive orders aimed at...

Selling solidarity: The dangers of social justice capitalism

A business selling Pride Month stickers in June can be seen as either a noble attempt to represent LGBTQ+ customers or a superficial, opportunistic...

The Oakland A’s and baseball’s estranged relationship with capitalism

Dying at the hands of corporate greed, Oakland has finally lost the three teams that defined a half-century of dominance in both sport and...

The Backrooms: Capitalism’s Aftermath of Ghost Towns

The Origin  On May 12, 2019, an anonymous user contributed to a 4chan thread asking its participants to “post disquieting images that just feel 'off'.”...

Some Capitalist Realism to Go With Your Candy

What’s all this hullabaloo over chocolate candy morsels? No more than a miraculously executed marketing ruse — that’s what. In a chain of predictable events,...

The Girl Scouts Of Capitalist America

Another year, another season where your self-control is yet again tested by ambitious little girls with a hand ready to take your cash and...

Hold the Applause: Nike, Social Justice, and Capitalism

In September, Nike unveiled its new ad campaign with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick. The tagline of the campaign read: "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything."

No One Needs a Billion Dollars

Imagine for a moment you have a billion dollars. What would you buy? Whose lives would you change? How many swimming pools would...

Black Friday: How the Capitalist System Hijacks the Holidays

Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and a nice, juicy turkey. Growing up, these words described the essence of Thanksgiving. They summoned an image of family...

Moore’s Capitalism: An Ironic Story

Even though surrounding the New York Stock Exchange building with crime scene tape was classic, Michael Moore’s latest release, “Capitalism: a Love Story,” was not one of his best. However, to attack Michael Moore’s critique of capitalism by calling him a socialist is a tired, old Republican name-calling game. His argument for bringing a new economic system that fits the needs of the 21st Century, as oppose to 19th century capitalism and 16th Century socialism, is actually quite reasonable.

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