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fromThe Walrus
6 days ago

The AI Revolution Is a Heist | The Walrus

AI technology will swiftly displace existing jobs and industries, showcasing the principle of creative destruction.
NYC politics
fromFox News
1 week ago

NYC councilwoman who grew up under communism sounds alarm on key Mamdani positions: 'Dangerous situation'

New York City may face chaos and lawlessness under socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, according to councilwoman Inna Vernikov.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

A tech billionaire vows to make homeless housing affordable and profitable

Better Angels seeks to build affordable housing without taxpayer subsidies, relying on equity and conventional loans to finance projects.
LGBT
fromThe Walrus
1 week ago

"It's Impossible to Do Things Alone": Valerie Bah on Artists Seeking Community | The Walrus

The novel Subterrane illustrates the importance of community and collaboration in the artistic process and challenges the myth of individualism.
Film
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Caleb Landry Jones on Starring in Folk Thriller Harvest

Walter Thirsk embodies a complex character, representing the struggles of leadership amidst societal collapse in medieval Scotland.
#zohran-mamdani
fromGastropoda
12 years ago

Sometimes Assassin's Handbook is just a cocktail

Eavesdropping reveals discontent about grocery resale practices in capitalist systems.
#art
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 months ago

Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now

The current art scene reflects societal critiques and emphasizes women's struggle for visibility and recognition within a male-dominated industry.
Environment
fromColossal
4 months ago

Vintage Postcard Paintings by David Opdyke Demonstrate an Ecological Future in Peril

David Opdyke uses postcard nostalgia to critique environmental neglect and capitalism in his art, envisioning a foreboding future amidst climate change.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 months ago

Five New York City Art Shows to See Right Now

The current art scene reflects societal critiques and emphasizes women's struggle for visibility and recognition within a male-dominated industry.
Environment
fromColossal
4 months ago

Vintage Postcard Paintings by David Opdyke Demonstrate an Ecological Future in Peril

David Opdyke uses postcard nostalgia to critique environmental neglect and capitalism in his art, envisioning a foreboding future amidst climate change.
#artificial-intelligence
fromNature
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

The dangerous fantasies driving the quest for super-intelligent AI

Artificial intelligence
fromNature
3 months ago

The dangerous fantasies driving the quest for super-intelligent AI

The future according to AI futurists hinges on limitless technological advancement, prioritizing unbounded growth over societal implications.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Eilis O'Hanlon on Billion Dollar Playground: 'Rarely has there been a more vivid example of what Marx and Engels were on about'

Billion Dollar Playground reveals the extravagant lifestyles of the super-rich through the eyes of property rental employees.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Suit Hung. Tied Tongue review rabble-rousing revenge drama takes aim at the 1%

The film explores the radicalization of brothers Sean and Freddie Halpin through a mockumentary lens that critiques societal injustices.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

In an age of failing economies and a populist backlash, I'll tell you what we need Marxism | Yanis Varoufakis

Marx believed that capitalism, especially in its technofeudal phase, alienates individuals from their labor and products, creating isolated selves amid abundant technology.
philosophy
#film
#squid-game
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

A Reboot for Capitalism's Operating System

The global economy is getting a hardware refit and trying out a new operating system-in effect, a full reboot, the likes of which we have not seen in nearly a century.
US politics
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Edward Burtynsky: My photographs are like Rorschach tests'

Edward Burtynsky's photography uniquely reveals the impact of industrial production on the environment, blending artistic beauty with stark reality.
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

How Alison Bechdel Wrote a Memoir That Wasn't a Memoir

Bechdel explores the struggles of writing in a capitalist world through an auto-fiction narrative featuring a character based on herself, facing financial complexities.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why is there a Maga-branded Instant Pot? Because capitalism never sleeps | Arwa Mahdawi

Trump-themed merchandise continues expanding into home goods, including an Instant Pot collaboration supporting his presidential library.
Boston Bruins
fromTheartnewspaper
1 month ago

Mystic Seaport Museum exhibition chronicles whale oil industry's far-reaching impact

The Mystic Seaport Museum illustrates the link between whaling and American capitalism in its new exhibition featuring unique artifacts and historical context.
fromA Philosopher's Blog
1 month ago

Against Inheritance: A Town called "Inheritance"

Inheritance can undermine meritocracy and the very fabric of capitalism and American values.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

The math in Celine Song's 'Materialists' doesn't add up

Love is analyzed through a materialistic lens, revealing modern anxieties about romantic relationships.
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

Lauren Yee's 'Mother Russia' at Profile: Comedy, culture, questions for U.S., too * Oregon ArtsWatch

The journey to the stage of Lauren Yee's new play, Mother Russia, has been a bit bumpy, with its opening delayed due to COVID-19 and mixed reactions in Seattle.
Portland food
fromAeon
1 month ago

A tour of New York's gaudiest neighbourhood with the Marxist geographer David Harvey | Aeon Videos

David Harvey critiques urban redevelopment as symbols of speculative wealth reflecting capitalist tensions.
fromPortland Mercury
1 month ago

Theater Review: Laughing Through Collapse in Mother Russia

Dmitri admits that his shop is a front for a surveillance operation, reflecting the hostile reality of post-Soviet life, where commerce and control intertwine, reminiscent of past regimes.
Berlin music
fromtime.com
1 month ago

Adam Smith, The Inventor of Capitalism Lived With His Mother. Here's Why That Matters

"The necessity and value of domestic labor was absent from [Adam Smith's] reflections on men acting in their own self-interest. The real invisible hands in Smith's accounting of the market remain conspicuously excluded."
Women
#marxism
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How 'business for good' went bad-and what comes next

Capitalism as we know it is dead. We're going to see a new kind of capitalism. If your orientation is just about making money, I don't think you're going to hang out very long as a CEO or a founder of a company.
Startup companies
#technology
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago
Growth hacking

The Creator of Succession Is Back With a Movie. There's a Reason He Rushed to Make It Right Away.

Mountainhead explores the darker side of technology and capitalism through disinformation and its chaotic consequences.
Cryptocurrency
fromEntrepreneur
4 months ago

Why Tech Advancements Will Stop the Developed World's Dominance | Entrepreneur

Despite remarkable technological progress, society faces growing resentment towards capitalism and desensitization from media.
Growth hacking
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

The Creator of Succession Is Back With a Movie. There's a Reason He Rushed to Make It Right Away.

Mountainhead explores the darker side of technology and capitalism through disinformation and its chaotic consequences.
Cryptocurrency
fromEntrepreneur
4 months ago

Why Tech Advancements Will Stop the Developed World's Dominance | Entrepreneur

Despite remarkable technological progress, society faces growing resentment towards capitalism and desensitization from media.
#trump
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Morgan Wallen is the elephant in the room

The documentary Hands on a Hardbody can be seen as a tragicomic fable about late-capitalist dreams, much like how Morgan Wallen's music reflects diverse societal ideals.
Music
Left-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Slavoj Zizek, philosopher: Wisdom is what I hate most, it is absolute conformist stupidity'

Slavoj Zizek passionately critiques societal norms, revealing a misanthropic view on progress and small talk, emphasizing the need for uncomfortable philosophical discourse.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

BlackOut: A Five-Year Retrospective on Portland's Racial Justice Movement

Flags got waved. Prayers got prayed. Streets got took. Police sprayed mace. Speeches got spoke. Whites got "woke." Revolution was the rage. Quieted with a vote.
Black Lives Matter
#wealth-inequality
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago
Social justice

Herve Kempf, journalist: The super-rich like Musk and Bezos promote a cultural model that represents an ecological disaster'

US politics
fromThe Nation
5 months ago

Democracy Dies at "The Washington Post"

Bezos argues for more attention to billionaire capitalism, despite criticism of wealth inequality and historical skepticism of oligarchy.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago
Social justice

Herve Kempf, journalist: The super-rich like Musk and Bezos promote a cultural model that represents an ecological disaster'

US politics
fromThe Nation
5 months ago

Democracy Dies at "The Washington Post"

Bezos argues for more attention to billionaire capitalism, despite criticism of wealth inequality and historical skepticism of oligarchy.
Miscellaneous
fromtime.com
6 months ago

It's Time to Stop Fetishizing Capitalism

Capitalism is an obsessive fixation that distorts reality, perpetuates inequality, and overlooks the suffering of the many in favor of the few.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

Unbearable lightness, AI-first companies, delightful UX in B2B

A call for a thoughtful, equitable approach to design and technology that prioritizes understanding stakeholders' needs over exploitation.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Three Faces of American Capitalism: Buffett, Musk, and Trump

Buffett's recall of his time at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway signifies a pivotal moment for both the company and American capitalism, reflecting a legacy of responsibility and wealth building.
US politics
#envy
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Sophie White: While in the park, I came up with the Shawshank Theory for how boring parenting small kids is

The hard sell on parenthood often glosses over the boredom and challenges that come with raising children, highlighting how these aspects are kept quiet.
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Outdated and unjust': can we reform global capitalism?

Every country has to figure out its own place in this new world order and how to protect its own interests.
US politics
philosophy
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 months ago

Am I an Envious Marxist? I: Accusation of Envy

Criticism of capitalism is often dismissed as envy, but that reasoning is fallacious and undermines the credibility of legitimate critiques.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Letters: Pope Francis was prescient on climate

Pope Francis, an exceptionally learned man, recognized the impacts of climate change and critiqued the greed of capitalism fueling misinformation on this critical issue.
SF politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

How Donald Trump Is Trying to Rewrite the Rules of Capitalism

"Capitalism itself has put its worst face forward in the last twenty or thirty years through the growth of huge monopolies which seem completely beyond any public control or accountability."
US politics
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 months ago

Erik & Donald Trump Jr To Speak At Bitcoin Conference 2025

Erik Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are set to speak at Bitcoin 2025, emphasizing Bitcoin's relevance to capitalism and economic freedom.
fromThe Walrus
3 months ago

The Book That Built Pierre Poilievre | The Walrus

Pierre Poilievre cites Milton Friedman's 'Capitalism and Freedom' as the major influence shaping his political views and ambitions.
fromBig Think
3 months ago

Leadership conundrum: What do Star Wars and Star Trek really mean?

Peter Thiel misinterprets the motifs of 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek', linking them inaccurately to capitalist and communist ideologies.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Is It Wrong to Remove a Card From Monopoly?

I stand by my belief that the card should not be in the game; we learn all kinds of lessons from gameplay, and ethical decision-making should not be dismissed so easily.
Board games
fromPortland Mercury
3 months ago

I'm Confused By Your Price Increases (2/2)

Some larger businesses like New Seasons whose prices have always been a slap in the face, I've come to expect this from.
Business
fromPhilosophynow
3 months ago

Pyotr Kropotkin (1842-1921)

Kropotkin emphasized cooperation over competition as fundamental to evolution and societal harmony.
London startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

David Dimbleby's hugely compelling history of capitalism: best podcasts of the week

David Dimbleby's podcast on capitalism presents engaging narratives while exploring fundamental economic themes, making the history accessible and entertaining.
fromKotaku
4 months ago

Split Fiction Director: Working With EA Is Great, But 'Nobody Believes Me'

Josef Fares praises EA's support in game development despite widespread criticism of the publisher.
Film
fromAnOther
4 months ago

A Manifesto for the Modern Cinematic Sex Scene

Sex scenes are disappearing from media, reflecting cultural suppression of eroticism under capitalism.
Video games
fromThe Cool Down
4 months ago

Gamer's screenshot exposes controversial trend taking over mobile games: 'Never touch it again'

Video games, intended as escapism, are increasingly plagued by advertisements, undermining the gaming experience.
Dynamic ad insertion is a growing trend in gaming, raising concerns among players and developers.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Bong Joon-ho Will Always Root for the Losers

Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 examines classism through the lens of a working-class hero in a futuristic setting.
fromAeon
4 months ago

The commodified childhood - scenes from two sisters' lives in the creator economy | Aeon Videos

Peyton and Lyla embody a growing trend among kids leveraging social media for income, supported by their parents through challenges, modeling, and endorsements.
philosophy
Independent films
fromPolygon
4 months ago

Mickey 17 belongs to a particularly weird subgenre: doppelganger movies

Bong Joon Ho's 'Mickey 17' is a unique doppelgänger film that blends humor and deep themes like cloning and capitalism.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

BP dropping its green ambitions is a travesty. But that's exactly how capitalism works

BP's recent environmental policy reversal reflects the broader challenges of capitalism in tackling climate change.
fromDaily Kos
4 months ago

I went looking for the "economic blackout" and was underwhelmed

The recent boycott's impact on the economy was minimal and lacked clear direction.
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Greed is good - how capitalism makes the world better for us all

The biggest problem we have in our culture is this perception that when you pursue your own self-interest, you are somehow a villain . . . it's why socialism is still viewed as morally noble, capitalism as evil and bad.
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
fromFast Company
5 months ago

The laziest revolution is dancing on graves

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's death sparked mixed reactions, highlighting public frustrations towards a broken healthcare system and CEO accountability.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.esquire.com
5 months ago

Severance' Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: What Happened?

Season 2, episode 4, 'Woe's Hollow,' establishes a pivotal moment for 'Severance,' exploring heavy themes of capitalism and humanity.
Design
fromWashington Post
5 months ago

Review | She vanished from the art world. Her first U.S. museum survey is a miracle.

Cady Noland's artistic reemergence through a museum survey reflects her critical stance on American culture and capitalism, finally addressing her long absence.
fromDefector
6 months ago

The Future Is Too Easy | Defector

The atmosphere at CES felt paradoxically distant and crowded, as attendees engaged in business discussions amidst an overwhelming sense of place without a sense of connection.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Atlantic
6 months ago

The Reason 'The Brutalist' Needs to Be So Long

Brady Corbet's acceptance speech highlights the creative battles between directors and producers, emphasizing the need for artistic control in filmmaking.
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