"In "Back Seat," a sketch by the comedy troupe the Whitest Kids U' Know, two elementary school students (played by Trevor Moore and Sam Brown) anger their bus driver (played by Timmy Williams) by criticizing capitalism from the back seat. They observe that socialism is "just being really nice and fair" and "everybody helping everybody else out," as opposed to capitalism, which only "works" by "play[ing] on man's biggest flaw...greed.""
"Despite this, there are organizations that continue to critique capitalism while pushing for alternatives. Democracy at Work, a 501c3 nonprofit founded by University of Massachusetts-Amherst economist Richard D. Wolff, produces media and live events advocating workplace democracy and critiquing capitalism. It is based on Wolff's 2012 book, also titled Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism, in which he both offers a scathing breakdown of capitalism's flaws and highlights workplace democracy as a sustainable alternative."
A comedy sketch contrasts socialism ("just being really nice and fair") with capitalism's reliance on greed, illustrating that addressing inequality requires challenging late-stage capitalism. Institutions commonly respond to such critiques with hostility, even labeling anti-capitalism as a security concern. Some organizations continue to critique capitalism while proposing alternatives. Democracy at Work, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by economist Richard D. Wolff, produces media and live events advocating workplace democracy and critiquing capitalism, presenting workplace democracy as a sustainable alternative. Many tax-exempt nonprofits face limits when seeking systemic change and risk institutional backlash.
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