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“Private capital tends to become concentrated in [a] few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, and partly because technological development and the increasing division of labor encourage the formation of larger units of production at the expense of the smaller ones,” Albert Einstein wrote in 1949 in the Monthly Review in expla
... See moreChris Hedges • Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
Dans un dernier sursaut, elle a élu deux ans avant le « Kissing Case » un nouveau président, Robert F. Williams, militant communiste, qui non seulement va engager son renouvellement militant (deux cents recrues en un an dont la majorité appartiennent à la classe ouvrière, et non à la classe moyenne ou éduquée dans laquelle la NACCP recrute habituel
... See moreElsa Dorlin • Se défendre (French Edition)
His famed Cross of Gold speech in 1896 resonated, and he ran for president several times but couldn’t win. Bryan was an advocate for the previous cycle, the one that had disappeared and was no longer relevant, even if he was still its powerful voice.
George Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
When Tiberius persuaded them to vote out of office the tribune who opposed him, his argument went along the lines of ‘if the people’s tribune no longer does what the people want, then he should be deposed’. That raised an issue still familiar in modern electoral systems. Are Members of Parliament, for example, to be seen as delegates of the voters,
... See moreMary Beard • SPQR
En réponse à la tendance aux nationalisations cautionnées par les Nations unies, la Société allemande pour la protection des placements à l’étranger prend comme base de son propre projet de convention le code de la CCI de Heilperin. Lors de sa réunion inaugurale, en 1956, Ludwig Erhard, membre de la SMP, déclare que, « dans le monde occidental en p
... See moreQuinn Slobodian • Les Globalistes: Une histoire intellectuelle du néolibéralisme (French Edition)
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Charles Reich • The Greening of America
A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity
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Consciousness I sought scapegoats rather than face the forces of industrialism directly.