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...system in which we live—which we can call capitalism??this is a system in which the Haitian catastrophe is not just normal but inevitable, that in fact a large part of the world is immiserated and stripped of resources to sustain certain lives of privilege,” said Diaz, a Dominican writer catapulted to fame by his novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar...
...rapid dissolution of the rewards therein stand as an allegorical base for the Bolsheviks, who took power only six years before “The Golden Calf” was written. Through the use of undesirables and thieves, the authors are free to digress about their dream of capitalism??s return. The introduction of cremation to the USSR during this time allowed people to laugh about death, making it tangible and giving death a strange residue; similarly, capitalist thieves allowed people to laugh about socialism...
...Still, capitalism??s rough periods have allowed Marx to score points. Government Professor Richard Tuck, who leads the Marx-heavy theory course “Social Studies 10,” notes that, “in some interesting ways, people have been Marxists of a sort for about 100 years because as soon as a crisis like this happens, they immediately think to do something political to respond.” These days, capitalism is here “on sufferance as long as it delivers the goods”—a stark contrast...
Frank began his talk by drawing a comparison between American politics today and in the late 19th century, which he called both the “Golden Age of American capitalism?? and the “Golden Age of American misery...
...make market forces work better for the poor if we can develop a more creative capitalism??if we can stretch the reach of market forces so that more people can make a profit, or at least make a living, serving people who are suffering from the worst inequities,” Gates said...