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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml Spectre @lemmy.ml 
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmy.ml The Age of Advertising Must Come to an End
antoniomelonio.substack.com The age of advertising must come to an endAdvertisements are a scourge upon society, the environment, and ourselves. They are among the worst capitalism has to offer. Why not get rid of them?
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml hfkldjbuq @beehaw.org Dominant Capital and the Government
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/180514
Summary
On paper, the U.S. government is free to legislate its path and determine its policies. In principle, there is little to prevent a resolute U.S. administration from challenging the power of the country’s dominant capital and clip the wings of its largest firms.
But it would be good to remember that the U.S. government---like most other governments---has become part and parcel of an increasingly global state of capital. This integration has undermined the de facto autonomy of governments everywhere. Whether willing or reluctant, many if not most policymakers have become pawns of a global mode of power they cannot control and that forces them to tranquilize the increasingly vulnerable population that dominant capital helps create. Government spending has inflated, but this inflation betrays weakness, not strength.
Larger-yet-weaker neoliberal governments are the alter-ego of bigger-and-meaner dominant capital. It is h
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml hfkldjbuq @beehaw.org The Physics of Capitalism
monthlyreview.org Monthly Review | The Physics of CapitalismHuman economies are complex biophysical systems. By exploring some fundamental concepts in physics, we can develop a better understanding of the ways that the energy-intensive activities of capitalism…
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmy.ml A good explanation of the difference between capitalism and markets
threadreaderapp.com Thread by @jasonhickel on Thread Reader App@jasonhickel: People often assume that capitalism is defined by "markets and trade". But markets and trade existed for thousands of years before capitalism. Capitalism is only 500 years old. So what is distinctive a...…
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmy.ml news.yahoo.com Serious injuries at Amazon warehouses rose 15% in the year since Amazon pledged to become 'Earth's Safest Place to Work'Amazon says it spent $300 million on worker safety in the past year, but its warehouses have seen an increase in injuries, new research shows.
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml greensand @lemmy.ml That broken tech/content culture cycle
anildash.com That broken tech/content culture cycle - Anil DashA blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml greensand @lemmy.ml 
www.latimes.com Wealthy town has an answer against building affordable housing: Mountain lionsThe wealthy Silicon Valley suburb of Woodside is trying to block a new state law allowing duplexes on single-family home lots by declaring itself a mountain-lion habitat.
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critique of capitalism @lemmy.ml ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ @lemmy.ml Price-gouging by Big Pharma: 75% of the “new patents” for prescription drugs are actually old drugs with meaningless tweaks with no medical benefits. For example: Some just turn a pill into a capsule.
www.csrxp.org The TRUTH About Big Pharma’s Patent AbuseBig Pharma has a long history of price-gouging American patients by gaming the U.S. patent system and blocking competition from more affordable alternatives, like generics and biosimilars. Why? Because these anti-competitive tactics allow Big Pharma to maintain monopolies over their biggest money-ma...
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www.newyorker.com The Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in TuscanyMany companies are using inexpensive immigrant labor to manufacture handbags that bear the coveted “Made in Italy” label.
