Tag / capitalism
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A Costly, Not So Free Market
“Let’s Make This Economy Work for Everyone” was one of the most spoken phrases on the Democratic presidential debate stages on June 26 and 27. Elizabeth Warren kicked off the first debate asking America: “Who is this economy really working for?,” answering her own question: “for those with money.” What do these politicians even mean?…
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Wake Up: The Effects Of Linguistic Convenience On Political Polarization
A recent study finds that 59 percent of links shared on social media weren’t actually clicked by the person sharing them, implying that—six times out of ten—only the article’s headline was read before deciding that “Katie has to see this.” It’s hard to condemn this behavior when headlines like “Birth control makes women unattractive and…
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Being Like Che: The Popularity of Ernesto Guevara’s Image
“The revolutionary struggle of the cherries was squashed as they were trapped between two layers of chocolate. May their memory live on in your mouth,” reads the wrapper on the Magnum-brand “Cherry Guevara”-flavored ice cream bar. After eating away the layers of chocolate, cherry sauce and ice cream, one finds a wooden stick emblazoned with…
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O-bombing the Economic Recovery
Obama is all set to approve the new stimulus package, a paltry 50 billion dollars slosh of construction funds. Don’t get me wrong, its better than nothing; anything that chips away at our embarrassing 9.6% unemployment rate is welcome. But the plan is like bailing out the canoe with a teaspoon. Obama’s own economists calculated…
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Why Walmart is Ruining America
Editor’s Note: The following is a response to a piece by Alex Hoogland that appeared in November’s edition of the Washington University Political Review. That article may be read in its entirety here. Alex Hoogland contends that Walmart is good for America. He points out that Walmart employs millions of people and delivers inexpensive goods…
