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...Threepenny Opera, the most enduring example of Brecht's epic theater, Brecht shows how closely the capitalist business interests relate to the criminal element. The entrepreneur, J.J. Peachum (Ernest Kearns), trafficks in sentiment. He outfits an army of "the poorest of the poor" with begging clothes and districts of operation. Aware of the efforts required to soften a man's heart to the point where he will part with his money, he believes, "no one can make his own misery sound convincing;" he has built an empire on this statement...
...DSOC of course, openly opposes workers revolution, and calls instead for pushing the Democratic Party to the left. What this means in reality is that like all Social Democrats, DSOC only wants to prettify capitalist oppression (and maybe get some good jobs for themselves...
...machinists' union president "Wimpy" Winpisinger who opposes the acts of labor solidarity which could quickly win the air traffic controllers' strike, we call on labor to use its power to shut down the airports to defend the PATCO strikers. While DSOC stands with Polish Solidarity in calling for capitalist restoration in league with the Catholic Church, we unconditionally defend from imperialism those states which have already overthrown capitalism. For those who want to see a fundamental change in society, join the SYL in our fight for international workers revolution to put an end to capitalist oppression. Alden Cavanagh '82, Member...
That trade also provides the U.S.S.R. with a commercial link to key oil producers ?which may be one reason why it is trying to sell arms to Kuwait, a sheikdom with firm ties to the capitalist world. Even though they ask for hard cash, the Soviets usually price their wares well below comparable Western weapons...
...circumstances. During business booms, companies often are unable to raise prices fast enough to offset increased costs. The result is a crippling cash squeeze that can drive a firm into insolvency. Another way of saying it all, of course, is one of the eternal and lasting verities of the capitalist system: risk-taking involves risks...