Economics

Capitalism, Economics

Waste and Want: Grapes of Wrath Revisited

In his famous novel The Grapes of Wrath (Chapter 25), John Steinbeck described how food was destroyed during the Great Depression: Carloads of oranges dumped on the ...

3 min read

Capitalism, Class, Economics, Politics, Socialism, War

Socialism as a Practical Alternative

A talk given by Ron Elbert at the Community Church of Boston on May 11, 2014(with minor edits for context) Since the keyword in the title of ...

10 min read

Capitalism, Class, Economics, News, Politics, Socialism, Terror, War, Work

Profit Hotel (Dirty Gossip About Capitalism)

A look at the connection between war, the security state, and capitalism.

3 min read