capitalism

Crisis makes clear who can afford to survive (and who cannot)

Capitalism makes us think that having our basic needs met is revolutionary. It’s a lie.

There will never be a “Sexual Revolution” under capitalism

Steve McQueen’s ‘Western Deep’ is a counter memory for Black miners during South African Apartheid

Quality, art, the culture of sameness, and white men’s egos

We shouldn’t be surprised by Jay-Z’s NFL move. He’s always been a capitalist & this is what capitalism looks like

When does defending one’s reputation become a ploy to avoid addressing faults?

Used in a relentless pursuit of the elusive middle class, side hustle culture is killing Black folx

‘The House That Will Not Stand’ is not a celebration of affluent Black women, it’s an indictment of the racial caste system

Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge

Trump admin releases propaganda filled report about Socialism that only shows they don’t understand anything

You are worth more than what you did today despite what anti-Black capitalism says

‘Sorry to Bother You’ is a study of the Black working class and the seductive appeal of capitalism

New concerns over shifting costs to patients as private equity firms gobble up health care providers

In an anti-Black capitalist society, the guilt of Black “success” is almost unavoidable

Wall Street is trying to siphon money from a distressed Puerto Rico in latest episode of “Disaster Capitalism”

White liberals stay predicting dystopias caused by whiteness—without doing anything about it

Black Lives Matter Cincinnati changes its name, issues scathing critique of national BLM network

Dodge bastardizes Dr. King sermon to try and sell cars in Super Bowl ad

Who owns the Black experience?: Decolonizing theory & how the academy commodifies Black life

California uses imprisoned women to fight record-breaking fires

Yes, Black liberals commodify Black Lives Matter too and it’s a major problem

Why You Can’t Understand Black History Without a Critique of Capitalism

NYC Public Library System Drops $300M on Midtown Branch, While Harlem Library is Outrageously Underfunded

Hundreds of NYC Fast Food Workers Are on Strike

The Nation: From the Deep South to the Midwest, a Generation Demands Justice

Detroit is Biggest City in U.S. History to File for Bankruptcy

Lauryn Hill Rails Against Racism, Oppression and IRS in Open Letter

Two Whole Foods Employees Suspended for Speaking Spanish

Chicago Closes 50 Public Schools, While Spending $100 Million on Private Stadium Project?!

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