Human needs before profits

G7 hypocrites protest but exploit the Amazon anyway

Published in the Italian journal Il Manifesto on Sept. 3. Translation by John Catalinotto. Faced with the spread of fires…

September 14, 2019

States launch lawsuits over opioid epidemic

If you ask people with substance use disorders -- more colloquially, addictions -- what caused their disorders, you’ll most likely…

September 12, 2019

Tariffs, trade and overproduction

Published Aug. 25 at lowwagecapitalism.com. All signs are that an economic downturn is coming. While the capitalists are the first…

September 5, 2019

Trump, China and the stock markets

The longer that U.S. stock markets continue to rise, the more nervous become the investors and all the financial analysts. …

August 29, 2019

Hedge funds move to kill vital community hospital

Pressure is growing on Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials to find a way to prevent hedge fund owners from shutting down…

July 17, 2019

‘Shut down our hospital? Hell, No!’ say Philly workers, community

In a classic case of capitalism not caring about the needs of the community, Hahnemann University Hospital’s hedge fund owners…

July 11, 2019

Growing signs of deepening global capitalist crisis

The capitalist media have recently been filled with competing headlines -- some issuing stark warnings of an impending economic slowdown,…

July 9, 2019

Capitalism means the working class is working poor

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its most recent jobs report July 5, citing 224,000 “new jobs” added, with…

July 9, 2019

A crooked river and a crooked economic system

To many the phrase “burning river” might seem like an oxymoron. Rivers are water, and water is used to extinguish…

July 9, 2019

Legislators attack treatment for opioid use disorder

Buprenorphine, the main active ingredient in the products Suboxone, Subutex, Sublocade, Zubsolv and Bunavail, is considered one of the gold-standard…

July 4, 2019