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Neoliberalism’s Dark Path to Fascism

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 26, 2018 The financial elites have engineered a monumental con job that threatens to rip away the remainder of our freedoms. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Oligarchs’ ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Scam

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 1, 2018 Don’t buy the oily declarations from the tech billionaires and others that they want to help you survive financially. What they want is to more fully stuff their own pockets. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Karl Marx Is More Relevant Than Ever

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 26, 2013 “For many in my generation, the ideological underpinnings of capitalism have been undermined,” writes Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara at The Guardian. “That a higher percentage of Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 have a more favorable opinion of socialism than capitalism … signals that the cold war era conflation of socialism with Stalinism no longer holds sway.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Suicidal State’ and the War on Youth

By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Apr 11, 2012 Everywhere we look, the power of the rich and powerful operates to create a "suicidal state" in which regulations meant to restrict their corrupting power are shredded; shamelessly and without apology, they use their unchecked power to lay off millions of workers while simultaneously cutting the benefits and rights of those on the job in order to dramatically increase corporate profits. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

Reading ‘Capital’ on Labor Day

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2011 Is there a better way to honor the working-class struggle than to study Karl Marx's "Capital" on Labor Day? How about reading along with distinguished City University of New York professor David Harvey, who after almost 40 years is still teaching the book? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )