Category: Economics/Class Relations

The Post-Capitalist Economy

Defining Corporatism, and Why the Right Should Reject It Bingo Bobbins Aug 19, 2024 There exists a tension on the Right when it comes to economic policy, which I believe stems from a misunderstanding of the current economic system. Traditionally, the Right has represented “Capitalism”, and the Left […]

Useless Eaters of the World, Unite!

by Hans Vogel Hans Vogel Aug 28, 2024 Hans Vogel argues that the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov by French authorities illustrates the growing surveillance state in Europe, where governments, under the influence of the declining American Empire, suppress free communication while neglecting rising migrant violence and […]

Poverty in the UK: Forgotten by the Crown

Welcome to the paradoxical world of England. Despite boasting a historically low unemployment rate of 3.6%, the specter of poverty looms large, affecting over 15 million Britons—that’s nearly a quarter of the population! Rampant inflation and surging energy costs in recent months have thrust millions into the throes […]

The Overclass Exposed

by Tyler Durden Thursday, Aug 15, 2024 – 09:45 PM Authored by Robert Gore via StraightLineLogic.com, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.” -Upton Sinclair The overclass has produced far less than it has taken and […]

Republicans Are Morons

Caitlin Johnstone Aug 18, 2024 Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): One reason westerners are so clueless about communism is because every four years the most influential western nation launches a massive months-long disinformation campaign […]

Universal Basic Incompetence

Simplicius Aug 16, 2024 Last week a watershed study on UBI—Universal Basic Income—was published, which you can find here. Particularly noteworthy is it was carried out by Sam Altman’s Open Research, a cutout of OpenAI, to test theories of UBI’s potential future impact on society, given that it’s […]

Kamala Brings Back Nixonomics

Steve Sailer Aug 16, 2024 Exactly 53 years ago, on August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced a 90-day wage and price freeze. Now Kamala is reviving Nixonomics. From Yamiche Alcindor of NBC News: On Friday in North Carolina, Vice President Harris intends to announce a plan to […]

This Is Your Economy on War

Recently at The Signal: Robin Kolodny on how new sources of money are shaping this year’s U.S. election. … Today: How sustainable is Russia’s wartime economy? Dmitri Alperovitch on appearance and reality in the Kremlin’s new growth model. … Also: Gustav Jönsson on what’s happening in a New York […]

Working Joes

Shaun Richman Misjudging Labor The Supreme Court’s recent Starbucks decision is the latest episode in a long history of judicial hostility toward labor. Lucy Jakub Be Yourself In her debut film, Janet Planet, the playwright Annie Baker tells a story about how to live when you don’t know why living […]

The world’s 500 largest companies

Alyson Shontell Editor-in-Chief This week, we published the 35th edition of the Fortune Global 500, our annual list of the world’s largest companies whose total revenue represents more than a third of global GDP. Five sectors—financials, energy, motor vehicles and parts, technology, and health care—account for 60% of […]

Economic Update: Capitalism versus Marriage

This week’s episode features updates on the UK and French elections showing dramatic shifts to the left contradicting US mass media, US self-induced global economic isolation in pursuit of punishing countries doing business with China, Trump and Biden equally unwilling to solve Social Security’s financial problems by taxing […]

Frank Luntz predicts Trump can sink Kamala Harris’ campaign — if he just asks this 10-word question: ‘She did nothing’

AM Edition August 6, 2024 TRENDING NOW CNN anchor relays insult against black men after they answer taboo question about Kamala Harris: ‘Low-information voters’ Trump’s survival highlights the new war on political heretics If you wait to prepare, you’re not preparing… you’re reacting. Bad move. Sponsored MORE STORIES […]

Can Bitcoin Dethrone The Dollar?

A dialogue about money Keith Woods Aug 02, 2024 My recent article explaining the dominance of the Eurodollar system sparked some interesting exchanges on X with prominent Bitcoin advocates. The topic of debate was if Bitcoin was relevant to the discussion as something that is a likely candidate […]

Trade wars really are class wars

Global decoupling is an opportunity to rethink who national economies should serve Jul 26, 2024 Towering Columns For UnHerd, Aris Roussinos argues that British post-liberalism is years behind its equivalent American movement, lacking the intellectual firepower and hinterland that exists in the US. Yet for British post-liberals — […]

Down & Out in America

Brought to you by Babbel Recently from The Signal: Hussein Solomon on why South Africa’s post-apartheid leadership finally lost its majority—and the challenges of turning a liberation movement into a governing party. … Today: Why the record number of homeless people in the U.S. last year? Dennis Culhane on […]