Stock analysts have upgraded their projections for Papa John’s, based on the rationale that “diners, concerned about political and civil unrest, are choosing to stay home for pizza delivery rather than head out for a meal.”
The Civil War Did Wonders For Economic Mobility Down South
In modern America, the ability to move up the economic food chain is a long shot. One method for shaking up entrenched economic classes that has worked in the past: civil war.
The Only Thing Worse Than Nominating Trump Would Be Stealing the Nomination From Him
The media is very focused on the day-to-day minutiae and outrages of the presidential race, but it’s worth taking a step back to point out that the biggest outrage of all is looming in plain sight.
In Fact, This Is a Great "Moment in History" For Ungrateful Billionaires
Yesterday, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein revealed how deeply afraid he is of our current scary “moment in history” in which Bernie Sanders’ proposals are being taken seriously. Perhaps Lloyd Blankfein lacks some historical perspective.
The Least Inspiring Group of Class Warriors Ever Assembled in Human History
You know that the ultrawealthy in America are getting nervous when they enlist Deepak Chopra in their showy, useless gestures about fixing income inequality.
Is It Easier to Change Corporations, or Politicians?
If the U.S. is an oligarchy in which moneyed corporate interests control the government, does it make more sense for activists to give up on influencing the government, and attack corporations directly?
Cuba Welcomes You, Yankee Imperialists!
"Each person should feel happy at work. They should feel happy with their task as creators. They should instill all those around them with their revolutionary and creative enthusiasm." — Che Guevara.
May All Our Furry Brethren Rise Up Against the Tyranny of Pet Clothes
Are these videos funny? Yes. Are they cruel? Not really. Do they demonstrate the need for dogs and cats to unite as one and overthrow their human overlords, putting them under the blade or at least in an embarrassing Aladdin costume or two?
Russell Brand Is Not Here to Talk About His Rent, Mate
The latest battlefront in Russell Brand's Revolution™ is the New Era housing estate, a choice piece of London property currently occupied by 93 families. The estate's new owner, U.S. firm Westbrook, intends to evict them so it can fetch "fair market rates"—an insane $3,000 a month—for the apartments. Brand has made…
Winter in Ferguson
Gil Scott-Heron's 1975 cut "Winter In America" fully evokes the pain of Ferguson unrest.
Russell Brand Probably Just Retired from Hollywood and Movies
Before Russell Brand started a YouTube news show and wrote a book about broken politics, he used to be in movies. It's true! Remember the time they presumably Got Him to the Greek? I kind of do! Anyway, Brand says he's probably not going to do that sort of thing anymore.
Three days after Ross Douthat denounced the "corrupt" brand-driven corporatist ideology poisoning higher education, Thomas Friedman writes that the elite "Davos Man" must "[m]ove over" and bow to the masses who are mobilizing all over the world. Revolution now! On the center-right of the Times op-ed page!
Conspicuous Consumption Grows Along With Capitalism's Contradictions
As the twin phenomena of regulatory capture and decrepit political structures controlled by a small plutocracy enable a small class of rentiers to accumulate an ever larger share of the world's wealth, our patriarchal society spawns status-obsessed males seeking glory through gaudy displays of finery.
How Venezuela Became a "Warzone"
Not all those photos you're seeing of burning cities and pitched urban battles are from Kiev. Even as the near-apocalyptic imagery of Ukraine's violent protests have captured the top of the news, Venezuelan cities have gone from dangerous to "warzone" overnight. Here's what you need to know.
Flames and Chaos Erupt in Kiev as 21 Die in Police Raid on Protest
The months-long standoff between Ukraine's strongarm pro-Russian president and opposition protesters in the streets of Kiev, the capital, has turned grisly in recent hours, with 18 deaths reported in clashes between police and the demonstrators. This gripping livestream is being broadcast from Kiev's main square:
"Millennials looking for a 'revolution' at Davos." Keep on looking.
If you've never read Howard Zinn's delightful and fast-paced A People's History of the United States, now is a good time to start. Amazon's got the e-book priced at $2.49 today, so do some e-commerce in the service of the coming socialist revolution!
Workers at Closing Goodyear Tire Plant Take Their Bosses Hostage
There are a couple of ways to react when you learn that the factory where you work is closing, and you and your 1,172 colleagues will soon be jobless. One is to beef up that LinkedIn profile. Another is to rage against the machine.
Serious Stuff Is About to Go Down in Ukraine
As protests against Ukraine's president intensified over the weekend, the Russian-backed head of state suggested he'd meet with opposition leaders. But that didn't stop him from sending riot police into the heart of Kiev Monday to storm his opponents' offices, shut down demonstrators' camps, and run them off.
