Bankers, governments and the media, who exercise such influence over our working and financial lives, have peddled the view on a daily basis for decades that market freedom (capitalism rebranded) generates wealth for all. I consider it a fiction, a lie, a public deception, propaganda at the expense of the poor at home and abroad. …
Do the poor pay for the greed of the rich? Read More »
I heard on the BBC radio news a couple of days ago that 40 US billionaires (a billion dollars consists of $1,000,000 x 1000,) have signed an agreement to donate half their fortune to charity. …
Are we impressed with these 40 billionaires? Read More »
The question is: Is our society getting more depressed year by year? I read some alarming figures in the newspaper the other day that prescriptions for anti-depressants have almost doubled in the last decade. …
Depressesd? Don’t Ask Why. That takes time. Take a PillRead More »
Depressesd? Don’t Ask Why. That takes time. Take a Pill Read More »
We have read in our newspapers of the human and environmental tragedy as hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil pour into the ocean making it a toxic wasteland as well as the coastal devastation of the Louisiana wetlands. …
Oil and the Feeding of Desire Read More »
Week in and week, we read of the crisis in capitalism, an ideology used to support big business, power and privilege for the few, economic growth and maximisation of profit on investments . …
The Sickness of Capitalism Read More »
