Capitalism

29/10/19
Author: 
Julia Conley

October 28, 2019

Critics blame poll results on 'historical amnesia,' while progressive observers say millennials associate socialism with strong social welfare systems

A survey released Monday revealed that 70 percent of U.S. millennials—those between the ages of 23 and 38 in 2019—would support a socialist candidate for president, a result which a number of progressives viewed as an outgrowth of the damage wrought in recent decades by neoliberal capitalism and the ruling corporate order.

28/10/19
Author: 
Pierre Beaudet

 October 28, 2019  •  

It is still early to interpret fully the results of Canada’s October 21 federal election. But behind the immediate results some trends are clear.

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16/10/19
Author: 
 Lee Camp
child and stuffy with face mask - Shutterstock
OCT 15, 2019
 
Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and activist.

Only 100 companies will sign humanity’s death sentence. That’s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. But I’ll get back to that in a moment.
16/10/19
Author: 
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy
Google helps bankroll more than a dozen organisations that have pushed against moves to stop climate change. Illustration: Guardian Design
11 Oct 2019

Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks
 
Google has made “substantial” contributions to some of the most notorious climate deniers in Washington despite its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis.

15/10/19
Author: 
Kevin Orland and Chris Fournier

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Dan Edwards watched Fort McMurray, Alberta, turn into the insolvency capital of Canada from a brown brick warehouse on King Street, home to the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.

15/10/19
Author: 
Kyunghee Park, Molly Schuetz and Yoolim Lee
October 10, 2019
 
12/10/19
Author: 
Patrick Greenfield
The CEOs of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, which together oversee assets worth more than China’s entire GDP. Illustration: Guardian Design

Oct. 12, 2019

Data reveals crucial role of BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard in climate crisis

The world’s three largest money managers have built a combined $300bn fossil fuel investment portfolio using money from people’s private savings and pension contributions, the Guardian can reveal.

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street, which together oversee assets worth more than China’s entire GDP, have continued to grow billion-dollar stakes in some of the most carbon-intensive companies since the Paris agreement, financial data shows.

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