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Capitalism and Michael Moore (2010)

From the March 2010 issue of The Socialist Standard Like Michael Moore’s other films, ‘Capitalism: A Love Story‘, is brilliant in its way, hard-hitting and funny. He strips ...

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Archives, Capitalism, Class, Economics

I Wannabe a Plutocrat! (2013)

The Material World Column from the August 2013 issue of The Socialist Standard Dear Material World,  My life’s dream is to become a fully paid-up member of the capitalist ...

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Archives, Class

Who Are ‘The Poor’? (2013)

From the October 2013 issue of The Socialist Standard Socialists are reluctant to talk about ‘the poor’ as a distinct social group. In a certain real sense, all ...

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Archives, Class

WPA Strikes (1939)

From the December 1939 issue of The Western Socialist Karl Marx, in his writings, predicted that some day the capitalists would have to take care of their slaves; that ...

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