Tag: capitalism
What’s So Scary About ‘Parasite’? Late-Stage Capitalism
In Bong Joon-ho’s award-winning film, fear is coming from inside the class system. And we know who's being terrified by it the most.
How Halston Predicted the Future and Became a Pariah
Frédéric Tcheng’s documentary retraces the rise and fall of an iconic, enigmatic American designer.
Let Them Eat Culture: Notre Dame and the Collateral Damage of...
Where they elite meet to...not care about anyone but the elite. As usual.
Inside David Garrison, a Well-Defended Mr. Mister
How to play an avaricious, amoral capitalist in an age of avaricious, amoral capitalists.
Trump, GOP Have a Quiet, Growing Infatuation With Socialist Policies
You're not misreading the headline: they're increasingly out of the Soviet playbook.
How America Could Change, Along With the Climate
Recognizing that our climate is really changing is only half the battle. There's what to do about it.
‘Pretty Woman: The Musical’ Is So Unpretty
Broadway pimps out a Hollywood title. Don't buy it.
Why Democrats Need to Calm Down
Two words associated with the progressive movement frighten the establishment.
Kids May Realize the Dreams of the Baby Boomers
On days when they’re not getting killed, they're getting screwed out of a future.
Brooklyn Museum Shows Crass Pile of Money in the Form of...
A billionaire paying exorbitantly for a Basquiat is a bad reason to dedicate an exhibition to it.
America First? To the Rest of the World, Now It’s China...
It's an awkward moment to defer world leadership. Now it's a question of who steps into the breach.
8 Nonprofit Phrases, From Least to Most Exploitative, Ranked
"Salary commensurate with experience" and other infuriating phrases used by nonprofits.
The Good, Bad and Political in TPP
Environmental groups, labor unions and others are consulted. But not at the table.
Both Freedom and Equality, not Either-Or
Libertarian belief in their incompatibility is a false conflict.
Founding Visions: Is Flux the New Barter Theater?
In 1933, the Barter Theatre allowed people to trade food for tickets. What about today?
Should 21st Century Artists Be “Performing Policy”?
Artists have always had a hard time making a living.
The Corporate Coup Against Civil Society
Capitalism has been fatally corrupted by corporate interests.
UN and US Water Concerns Increase
Global energy consumption, national drought and pollution: all strain water supply.
The GOP’s Phase of Adolescent Rebellion
The shutdown is a catastrophe, and it started with Reagan.
RIP RGB, RIP GOP, RIP USA
None of the second-rate white men currently on the Supreme Court will receive the honors given to RBG when they finally die.
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Herman Cain (and Republicans Unable)
And then there was Jerry Falwell, Jr., with his open pants, evangelical FUPA and his hands veering into prime side-boob territory with -- hey, doesn't she have a name?
