Category: Analysis and Dialogue

Part I We are anti-capitalists not only because capitalism is an absurd and cruel system. Marx: “There must be something rotten in the very core of a social system which increases its wealth without diminishing its misery.” But we also are anti-capitalists because we are sure that human beings have…

Part II Ancient and Current Teachings versus Market Capitalism’s Value System There are a number of virtues and values, commonly touted by church leaders, moral philosophers, populists, which are earnestly sought to be practised by many individuals in their non-commercial activities. They clash with the market model’s vision of human…

I. Three elements that must inform the politics for transformative change To think of ourselves as anti-capitalists means that we are committed to getting rid of capitalist relations of production. Stated in this bald, simplistic way, anti-capitalists will find it difficult to persuade many to join their struggles. This is…

The coronavirus is exacting a toll. It also is revelatory about the nature of our political economy. It provides an opportunity for analysis and discussion to help progressive people about the links which connect them. An Overview The pandemic, horrible as it is, is a great political educator. It has…