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The ultimate goal for progressives can be described in rather simple terms: To give both government and capitalism a social conscience. Or in other words, to win over enough people to establish a government dedicated to a social, ecological and...
by psychusa
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 02:58 PM PDT
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Trump ripped the scabs off of every American degeneracy. The capitalization of Truth Social, DJT, exposed the biggest fraud in our economic system. Trump’s Truth Social DJT exposes the Stock Market as a fraud. Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here....
by Egberto Willies
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on Sun Apr 07, 2024 at 10:41 AM PDT
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The outrageous things that Donald Trump says and does must be understood in the context of the society that spawned him. While it is not actually possible to get something for nothing, that doesn’t stop millions of Americans and potential immigrants to...
by StephanieWarriorPrincess
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on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 03:14 AM PDT
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Let’s take a look at no growth, post-growth economics and a steady state economy. For many of you, these terms are seared into your memory. For others, I am hoping they will inspire action to do things differently and show that we aren’t the only ones...
by populationmediacenter
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on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 09:11 AM PDT
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I really apologize for not meeting my deadline with a story. Too many balls, not enough hands.� Instead, an open thread, and hopefully some good discussion! I have often wondered about the various ...
by NeverEverAgain
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on Sun Mar 17, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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UNVEILING DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS In a world where the pursuit of endless growth has led to environmental degradation, social inequalities, and resource depletion, a fresh perspective on economics has emerged – “doughnut economics.” Coined by British...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 09:35 AM PDT
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The Washington Post had two interesting articles about how bad domain specific imitative AI search can be. �In the first case, Amazon’s new search bot was effectively useless. �the tester could ...
by angryea
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on Mon Mar 11, 2024 at 06:43 AM PDT
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Kissinger Massacres and Genocide are a topic of discussion, too often personalized, too often being parsed and debated. They are a horror. It’s always a group, a conspiracy, a government, ...
by stargaze
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on Sun Mar 03, 2024 at 03:00 PM PST
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The last of Donald Trump’s casinos, the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was demolished in 2021. Yet, in many ways, Trump’s history with casinos is perhaps most emblematic of his political style and says a lot about where...
by aki1time
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on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 04:28 AM PST
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I am not going to do a full review of Read, Write, Own. �I generally only look at books that I think will be interesting and the reviews of this have made ...
by angryea
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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I’ve always viewed bipartisanship as sort of a gentleman’s agreement between the two major parties. One which has remained unwritten but occupied a very real place in American politics. It basically said that both parties are committed to a democratic...
by psychusa
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 02:23 PM PST
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On Sunday mornings, I often wake up to a tray containing a cappuccino, the Sunday New York Times and a bowl of berries topped with freshly whipped cream. I sit up and enjoy all three things. They make me feel cared for. This is what you might call...
by Michelle Teheux
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on Mon Feb 12, 2024 at 01:14 PM PST
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That’s a rhetorical question. Of course we haven’t. And we won’t until we and enough of the public take control our commons, physical and digital, including system wide networks to individual contributions. We’ve trashed much of our physical commons,...
by greenandblue
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on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 03:01 PM PST
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Where did capitalism come from? No, before that, what is capitalism? No, before that, what is a capitalist? Not simply someone rich and powerful. Not just someone engaged in trade. Not just someone ...
by Mokurai
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on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 09:00 AM PST
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Climate change is decimating the environment, but so is unrestricted agri-business. In both cases, the Cancer is Capitalism. If you love pizza and chicken wings, you better read this post! Americans eat more chicken and cheese than in the past, mostly...
by Alan Singer
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on Mon Jan 08, 2024 at 08:19 AM PST
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06 Jan 2024 Me: Who is the first philosopher to espouse the creed that “greed is good”? ChatGPT 3.5: The phrase "greed is good" is often associated with the character Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" (1987), rather than a philosopher. It...
by R Holloway
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on Sat Jan 06, 2024 at 04:44 PM PST
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I’m old enough to remember when flying domestically in this country was actually a pleasure. It was truly an idyllic time: no intrusive�security screenings, free meals included with the price of a ...
by Dartagnan
214 comments
on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 03:01 PM PST
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Choices: unless we can live sustainably outside of the market, we all interact with the global marketplace when purchasing goods and services. For the most part, our clothes, food and furniture are common items that we must purchase. We try to choose...
by Alex Morales
39 comments
on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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A persistent myth exists that impedes the election of many good Democratic canditates: Republicans are better at capitalism than Democrats. Horsefeathers and balderdash! It is time to put this ...
by Frank Cocozzelli
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on Sat Dec 02, 2023 at 01:15 AM PST
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The gifts from the Three Wise Men were lousy choices and we continue the trend today What the hell was Mary supposed to do with frankincense and myrrh, anyway? If I’d been her, I’d have been a bit annoyed, honestly. “Hey, I just helped create...
by Michelle Teheux
15 comments
on Sun Nov 26, 2023 at 10:28 AM PST
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