crimes of capitalism
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Analysis
San Francisco’s largest redevelopment project a toxic mix of environmental racism, gentrification
A U.S. Navy-sponsored review of the radioactive clean-up at the former shipyard in San Francisco's Bayview-Hunter's Point revealed massive fraud…
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Militant Journalism
Seattle cops “sweep” homeless, city official admits capitalism is root cause
Eyewitness report from Liberation News as Seattle "sweeps" yet another homeless encampment.
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Louisiana bank failure: Sign of looming capitalist crisis
The usual role of banks and the developers who get loans from them is for them to make profit-
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Guest Analysis
Wells Fargo managers told us: ‘No one goes home until we meet the goal’
At its worst and perhaps most invasive and unethical, some managers would tell their team to “start calling family members…
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A vote for Clinton is a vote for the banks: Bailout architect Paulson endorses Clinton
Paulson made hundreds of millions off of the toxic home loans that destroyed the livelihoods and homes of millions of…
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The ruthless reality of the “fixer upper” market
The choice between living in a rotten building, or dwelling in none whatsoever: such is the “freedom” capitalism offers consumers.
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We Need Socialism and Liberation
During the first Democratic Party presidential debate, “socialism” was the most searched word on the Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
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Stop hep C med profiteering!
I’ve been writing about Sovaldi, which is a new drug for hepatitis C. Sovaldi, made by Gilead, is indeed a…
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Oso, Wash., mudslide not simply a natural disaster
While landslides are natural events, this tragedy was not simply caused by nature; the drive for profit motivated a series…
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Two familiar faces at the State of the Union told us everything
An Iraq war veteran reflects on the 2014 State of the Union address
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