Capitalist Culture
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The myth of Silicon Valley’s technology ‘visionaries’: A focus on profit has impeded innovation
For real discovery and progress cannot rely on the minds and motives of a few famous men.
Peter Bloom, The Conversation
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How the collapse of farming in Kalimpong has given rise to the ‘homestay’ tourist economy
A tranquil view of the countryside and Himalayan ‘hill station’ repurposes the colonial gaze while obscuring the violence of extraction and accumulation.
Sarah Besky
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Ayn Rand’s hero burns the world down when he doesn’t get his way. Her fans run the world today
Should we worry about the message of Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ for those of her followers in important positions?
Alexander Howard, The Conversation
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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The truth about ‘fair competition’ and other insights from Shark Tank India about capitalism today
Sharp viewers begin to realise that capitalism fails them both as consumers and citizens.
Tony Kurian
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Capitalism and advertising ruined our relationship with bacteria
Our view of this essential dimension of earth’s biome has been shaped by the manufacturers of cleaning products.
Norah Campbell, The Conversation & Cormac Deane, The Conversation
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Not just minimum wage: To reduce inequality, we also need to look at a maximum wage limit for CEOs
Almost all liberal capitalist democracies have experienced an explosion in inequality over the past 30-40 years.
Mark R Reiff, Aeon
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Max Weber’s ‘spirit’ of capitalism is frequently misunderstood. What did it really mean?
‘Capitalism’ was Weber’s own word and he defined it as he saw fit.
Peter Ghosh, Aeon
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Why Amartya Sen remains the century’s great critic of capitalism
Every major work on material inequality in the 21st century owes a debt to Sen.
Tim Rogan, Aeon
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Modern capitalism’s oversights have paved the way for assertive labour unions to make a comeback
Does 21st century corporate logic contain the seeds of its own destruction?
Kim Moody, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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The attacks on Raghuram Rajan: Lessons from Stanley Fischer's term as Israel's central banker
India and Israel show that fighting crony capitalism is sometimes a role only people with strong backing from outside the country can take on.
Guy Rolnik
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Ten questions for Thomas Piketty, the economist who exposed capitalism’s fatal flaw
Inequality isn’t an unintended consequence of capitalism. It's an inevitable part of it.
Tim Fernholz, qz.com