Globalized Capitalism Links

The 'limitless horizon" of capitalism

TURIN - Costanzo Preve, 69, born of Italian parents and with an Armenian grandmother, never had it easy; he chose the path of uncompromising philosophy, away from academic circles and cultural fashions.

The French are the globalizers - not the globalized

Presidential candidates argue their country’s way of life is threatened by forces from beyond its borders

Neoliberalism, Capital Accumulation, and Austerity

Recent crisis in global capitalism has once again brought to the fore major structural contradictions and the consequences of these contradictions are reflected in the massive dislocation of the economy, growing number of (the) poor, concentration of wealth in the hands of a few around the globe, indebtedness, rampant speculation and an unprecedented concentration of financial capital at the ...

The Next Money: As the Big Economies Falter, Micro-Currencies Rise

More consumers are walking away from fiat currencies to drive commerce -- and society -- with new ways of buying.

Our guns and butter economy

With the economy still struggling and the debates over how to fix the problem more intense than ever, one word still evokes bipartisan consensus: exports. “I want us to sell stuff,” said President Obama, summing up the bipartisan sentiment. That nebulous word "stuff" is significant. It asks us to see all exports as the same and to refrain from making nuanced value judgments about what exactly we ...