Category: Capitalism

• Bonfire of the Vanities: The Corporate Free-For-All

  April 1, 2020

  Capitalism, Coronavirus, Corporate Crime, Democracy, Economy, Environment, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  Today’s press conference was even more useless than usual.  Trump has decided to launch some kind of drug war in the middle of the Coronavirus crisis.  I sat and looked into the eyes of the men behind him, men who were uniformly congratulating him, complimenting him, carrying out his will.  Every one of them is… Read.

• Burning Books: We Won’t Have To

  March 31, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Books on Politics, Capitalism, Coronavirus, Cult, Economy, Graft, Greed and Corruption, International, Law and Justic, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  My partner woke up in the middle of the night last night worrying about the Coronavirus.  He wasn’t worried about catching it, me catching it, or buying toilet paper.  He was worried about books. “All the books are going to be online.”  He said to me this morning as we were lying in bed, propped… Read.

• They’ve Got Time: The Rich and Powerful Take Advantage of Every Crisis

  March 31, 2020

  Authoritarianism, Capitalism, Coronavirus, Corporate Crime, CORPORATE MEDIA, Democracy, Democratic Party, Environment, Government, Impeachment, Law and Justic, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  In an interview on MSNBC, Lt. Gen. Honore reminds us to pay attention to what is going on behind the scenes of this crisis.  While the rich and the powerful are wasting time actually dealing with the Convid-19 crisis, they have well enough make sure their pockets are lined. The bailout package passed last week… Read.

• Disaster Economics: Part 2

  March 27, 2020

  Capitalism, Coronavirus, Corporate Crime, Democracy, Economy, Government, Neoliberalism, Political crimes, politics, White Collar Crime, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  Notes from the podcast Pitchcock Economics   “Disaster Economics” 23 March 2020 This crisis brings into focus the damage of forty years of neo-liberal politics. These policies have been corrosive. The effect of a crisis reveals how well the society was prepared in the first place. If, when a hurricane is coming, the society lived… Read.

• Disaster Economics: Part 1

  March 26, 2020

  Capitalism, Coronavirus, Corporate Crime, CORPORATE MEDIA, Economy, Government, Law and Justic, Neoliberalism, Nicolle Wallace, Political crimes, politics, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  The more useless the corporate news media becomes, the more essential it is to find good, informative podcasts. Today, I listened to a podcast from Pitchfork Economics called “Disaster Economics.”  It’s worth 100 hours of listening to the gossip of Nicolle Wallace, the geek coronavirus obsession of Rachael Maddow, or the endless inspirational anecdotes of… Read.

• There’s No Country on Earth Like It

  March 24, 2020

  Capitalism, Coronavirus, Corporate Crime, CORPORATE MEDIA, Democratic Party, Economy, Graft, Greed and Corruption, Neoliberalism, Uncategorized

  I can’t see that there’s anything in this stimulus bill that prevents it being a slush fund give-away for big business.  Because of objections, there is now talk of an Inspector General and a panel to over see the distribution of the funds, but no assurance that these funds, for example, won’t to directly into… Read.

• “Capitalism will handle it.” Right.

  March 21, 2020

  Capitalism, Collusion, Corporate Crime, Democracy, Democratic Elite, Economy, Government, Graft, Greed and Corruption, media, Neoliberalism, Political crimes, Uncategorized, White Collar Crime, White Collar, Corporate and Political Crime

  Interviewed on CNN today, a Republican member of congress dismissed the widespread alarm among the medical profession about the shortage of masks and other protective equipment for use combating the corona virus.  “Capitalism,” he said “will handle it.” But, the corona virus crisis is a textbook example of the failure of capitalism to handle the… Read.