The Great Recession has also become the Great Divider, not unlike the Civil War. Now as then, America’s new great divide splits along a fault line pitting big losers against big winners, politically and economically. Such is the root cause of America’s cultural warfare. Tragically, many who call themselves winners are what capitalismincrisis.org names as […]
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Really? Only one or the other? Just TWO choices, both extreme? Yup. Extreme ideologues on either side agree; there’s no middle. Just laissez-faire on one far-side and Karl Marx-style socialism on the other. To the contrary, at www.capitalismincrisis.org we spell out clearly how a vital middle is hiding in plain sight. It’s a middle just […]
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Four more years for President Trump? It may happen. But, how come? Well, his base loves him. Republican politicians fear him. Trump’s fans cheer when he sticks his finger in the collective eye of their perceived enemy: moderate and liberal America. Ironically, Trump’s agenda flies in the face of what we should be doing to […]
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Donald Trump, gamer extraordinaire, uses fear, resentment, even hatred to stoke his political base. Exaggerations and lies are prolific. In the seven weeks before midterm elections, Trump made 30 false or misleading claims per day, observes the Washington Post. Although unique, President Trump is far from alone. Fraudulent political strategy mimics fraudulent business strategy, well […]
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Ever been gamed? How does it feel? Have you been in the complex muddle of an airline ticket purchase online? You’re about to press the “buy” button for the flight you need, then suddenly and without warning, the computer playing against you raises the price $100? Or how about waiting patiently in line for a […]
Read MoreWe rejoin our unpredictable zombies…Adam, Joan and Jeremy…as they make their ways from a mash-up-type yule celebration in the Great Salty City. Tragically, however, Bentham punched Smith, allegedly over ideological differences…in front of the crèche overlooking Temple Square. Now, Robinson assumes the role of peacemaker with her male colleagues…..
Read MoreDoctrinaire capitalism is coming to crisis via increasing disconnects between pursuit of self-interest and realization of the common good. Moral philosopher Adam Smith assumed no leakages out of productive capital, into nonproductive uses; assumed no short-term oriented schemes in which plow horses are turned into hobby horses, figuratively, with pseudo-capitalists taking the money, then running.
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