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We Live In The Age of “Vulture Capitalism”

Leading economics writer Grace Blakeley explains why the way people talk about free markets is completely wrong.


The Victories of the 20th Century Feminist Movement Are Under Constant Threat

Journalist Josie Cox on what the women’s movement fought for and won—and the renewed reactionary threats of our time.


How Elon Musk Wrecked Twitter

Journalist Zoë Schiffer on the downward spiral of an extremely influential platform.


Why We Need Limits on Extreme Wealth

An introduction to limitarianism, and why there should be an upper limit on how much money people can accumulate.


How to Communicate Left Ideas to Gen Z

Jessica Burbank on how she makes TikTok and YouTube videos that effectively communicate left ideas in a short span of time.


Why We Need “Degrowth”

Leading philosopher Kohei Saito defends the controversial idea of “degrowth communism.”


Why Factory Farming is a Moral Atrocity

Lewis Bollard of Open Philanthrophy’s farm animal welfare program on why preventing the suffering of animals remains a crucial moral priority for our time.


It’s Time to Break Up with Capitalism

Malaika Jabali, author of a new introduction to anti-capitalist and socialist politics, explains why we need to break up with our economic system.


Nick Hanauer on How Corporate Propaganda Makes Us Fear Sensible Social Policy

The businessman and host of Pitchfork Economics on how “corporate bullshit” misleads us.


Rethinking the Concept of ‘Philanthropy’

Amy Schiller argues that giving to others is great, but our contemporary notion of philanthropy is broken.


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