Capitalism
Is Employment a Form of Slavery?
Socialists like to talk about 'wage slavery' and 'wage slaves.' But surely it is unreasonable to treat employment for a wage or salary as a form of slavery?
Power Saws: Safety and Profit
Power saws can be equipped with a safety device that reliably prevents serious accidents. But most of them are not.
Capitalism, Economics, Environment, News
Climate: Up Against the ‘Growth Machine’ of Capital
In fighting to survive as a species in a bearable climate, we are up against a broad range of capitalist interests. Ultimately we shall need to halt the endlessly expanding 'growth machine' of capitalism.
Capitalism, Economics, Environment, Work
The Strange Existence of Las Vegas
What sense does it make for a big city to exist in the middle of a scorching desert? What contribution does Las Vegas make to human wellbeing?
Contrasts: On Yachts and Tropical Diseases
The resources spent by a billionaire on a single residence or yacht would suffice to eradicate trachoma -- a painful tropical eye disease that leads to blindness.
Plane Crashes: Profit Before People
John Ayers of the Socialist Party of Canada examines how capitalist firms put profit before people, taking plane crashes as examples of the tragic consequences. But, he explains, capitalist firms HAVE to operate that way.
Anton Pannekoek: The Destruction of Nature
A recently rediscovered essay by an early 20th century socialist theorist demonstrates that ecological thinking has always been part of the socialist worldview.
Capitalism, Class, Human Nature, War
Impressions on Returning to a Strange Native Land
I have lived more years in Japan than in my native country, the United States. My impressions of American life come from visiting Chicago for a couple ...