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

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Cormac Deane, The Conversation

· Oct 06, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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

· Sep 22, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Jun 15, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Mar 06, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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

· Jan 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Jun 20, 2016 · 07:12 pm

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

· Apr 22, 2014 · 06:25 am