Business decisions made in the interest of “maximising shareholder value” have caused mass layoffs, environmental catastrophes, an endless list of corporate frauds, and record inequality in the workplace. The very same CEO who made millions of dollars by being the first champion of “maximising shareholder value” in the 60’s called it the dumbest idea in the world, and something that could rot capitalism to its core.

TC Energy has spies, soldiers, even a former CIA director pushing pipelines and fracking in B.C. But they’re not invincible.

“Jack Welch’s damage to the corporate world and society is more like that of a war criminal. He showed corporate America how unprofitable a soul was.”

Neoliberalism isn’t just a set of economic precepts—it’s also an architecture of laws passed to reinforce those precepts. Those laws must be changed.

James Meek on the housing crisis

Advertisements are a scourge upon society, the environment, and ultimately ourselves. They are among the worst that capitalism has to offer. Why not get rid of them?

The corporate-sponsored conference will provide ample opportunity for politicians and “green” businesses to do what they do best: nothing.

During a House of Representatives hearing on Wednesday, United States Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-California) grilled Mike Konczal, the director of Macroeconomic Analysis at the Roosevelt Institute, over the primary cause of inflation in the post-COVID-19 economy.

There is something very, very wrong with a system that would rather recruit more kids instead of paying better wages and providing more benefits to adults

Lael Brainard is the hero of the hour

Vaccine production proposals are being stalled, WHO documents leaked to BBC Newsnight show.

Is capitalism destroying the fabric of our society? Peter Joseph, the founder of the Zeitgeist Movement, argues that it is. His philosophy is at the center of Abolishing Capitalism, an Empire Files documentary hosted by acclaimed journalist Abby Martin.

Pundits are blaming the Australian Labor Party's left-wing turn for its shocking defeat in Saturday's election. But the failure lies in the fact that this leftist program came too little, too late. By Daniel Lopez.

The memoirs of White House staffers can show us how not to do politics. By Nathan J. Robinson.

Better to stay meek and humble, lest the splendor of our victories renders us haughty and boastful. By Sean Keady.

The “gilet jaune” protests target the middle-of-the-road policies pursued by Emmanuel Macron. The far right’s Marine Le Pen appears to be benefitting. By Joe Penney.

Despite its best efforts, neoliberalism is increasingly discredited in the eyes of large sections of the electorate in the US and UK. Its attempts at concealment have grown jaded, its strategy exhausted. It has reached the end-game, and that is why politics now looks so unstable. By Jonathan Cook.

If you want to beat Trump, start by fighting the Democrats. By Michael Kinnucan.