Critical of Capitalism

Class War: Game Review
Since the Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy and Human Rights helped sponsor and support Class War: The Jacobin Board Game,…

The History of Capitalism and Human Rights
The History of Capitalism is the History of Exploitation. In the early modern period, capitalism and oppressive power structures like…

Leftists Should Love Lucy
There’s a biopic out now about Lucille Ball called Being the Ricardos that has mixed reviews (something like a 6.6 on IMDb…

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left – Episode 13 Out Now!
The thirteenth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for…

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left – Episode 12 Out Now!
The twelfth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for…

Exit Capitalism, Stage Left Episode 8 Out Now!
The eighth episode of Exit Capitalism, Stage Left is out now. This podcast is supported by The Maggie Phair Institute for Democracy…

Solidarity In The Workplace: Resources for Unionizing
Unions, throughout their history here in the U.S., have brought us things like the 8-hour workday, safer workplaces, family leave,…

Why Capitalism and Human Rights Don’t Mix: A Recommended Reading List
The history of capitalism is the history of exploitation – and exploitation and human rights cannot and do not coexist;…

Mourning in a Capitalist, COVID, and Necropolitical World
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (the most English major source to cite, I know), mourning is (3.a.) “to feel…

An Economic Bill of Rights for the People
Under a capitalist economic system, profit reigns supreme. The economic well-being of the people necessarily plays second fiddle to profit.…