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Rules for the rich, others for the poor
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1271+ words) While Chelsea's punishment doesn't even register as a slap on the wrist, Sheffield Wednesday's was immediate, tangible and life changing There are punishments in football designed to make a point, and then there are others intended to be purely decorative....
Review: A Thorough Account of Socialism's History (opinion)
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (181+ words) Review: A Thorough Account of Socialism's History (opinion)Yahoo English journalists...laugh-out-loud funny journey from the earliest days of socialism to the present. Season Eight of their podcast...insight and humor not only to the ideas underlying socialism, but…...
The Art of Becoming "Socially Wealthy"
4+ week, 2+ day ago (474+ words) flex you think it is. Because while traditional wealth measures the amount in your bank account, social wealth measures the quality of your relationships . ....aren't just born this way. Just like financial wealth, social wealth is built " shaped by…...
‘How to Make a Killing’: The sacrifice of morals during financially tumultuous times in a capitalist world
1+ week, 3+ day ago (553+ words) levels. In this impoverished climate (where the wealth gap is among the largest in history), an idea of...While Todd Banhazl's crisp cinematography showcases wealth, garish displays, like literal cash machines being...helicopters, are comedic, light-hearted parodies of wealth that…...
'All must have prizes': what Easter egg socialism says about Sweden
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (664+ words) The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange wonders in this opinion piece why he still feels so outraged by the peculiar way Easter egg hunts happen in Sweden. Easter egg hunts rank among my most treasured memories of growing up in…...
The filthy rich, and what to do about them
3+ week, 6+ day ago (303+ words) The director takes bold risks with the structure of his narrative. It is dense. In 93 minutes, he foregrounds injustices in Chile, Malta, Britain and the USA, while referencing struggles in many other parts of the world. There is commentary from…...
Carte Blanche coming up: Poverty for profit
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (378+ words) The South African - Do Not Process My Personal Information I want to opt-out of Collection, Processing, Use, Retention, Sale, and/or Sharing of my Personal Data that Is Unrelated with the Purposes for which it was collected. Home " Culture " Entertainment…...
Capitalism, Modified, In a Conservative Town
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1186+ words) BLUFFTON, Ind. "There are no hotels inBluffton, population 10,308. So ahead of my visit, I wrote to Kathy Gardner, proprietress of the Washington Street Inn bed & breakfast, requesting a room for two nights. "I'm so sorry," Kathy wrote back, "but I…...
When Property Becomes a Product and People Become the Inconvenience
1+ week, 4+ day ago (489+ words) When Property Becomes a Product and People Become the Inconvenience What happens when the walls around your life stop being a home and start being a commodity? The moment housing becomes a product, a " When Property Becomes a Product and…...
Capitalism: A Global History: Read an excerpt from the new book by Sven Beckert
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (151+ words) Understanding capitalism from our own experience is like taking a movie frame and looking at one detail, then trying...