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Capitalism's Achievements & Failures: The Big Picture

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Challenging How Capitalism Works

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Capitalism and Cornell's Rape Scandal

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The Challenge for Socialism

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From Strike to Worker Co-Op

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On The Edge of Sports

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Millennials Speak

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Revolutionary Socialism in the US Today

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Activism in the U.S. Now

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Economic Hardship Reporting Project

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Socialism: An Evolving Tradition

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Economics of the U.S. State

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The Resurgence of White Supremacy

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DSA Revives Socialism in U.S. Politics

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The Great Shift of Economic Thought from Macro to Micro

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A Critique of Profit

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U.S. Housing Crisis Deepens

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Markets: Institutions Deeply In Need of Criticism

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U.S. Capitalism as a Crisis for Men

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Marx's Key Insight: Capitalism's Surplus

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Supermarket Jobs, Super Exploitation

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Lessons from China's Economic Development

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The Yellow Vests Mass Movement in France

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Center for Popular Economics: Goals and Achievements

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Economic Update: The Economics of Unemployment Today

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Economic Update: The Global "Birth Strike" Changes Everything

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Causes & Consequences of the Iran War

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Marx's Relevance for Today

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Born Sick in the USA: Improving The Health of a Nation

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Economic Implications of the U.S. War on Iran

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The Great U.S. Pension Crisis

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Criticizing Pro-Capitalist Ideology

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Economic Update: The Reality, Hype, and Danger of A.I.

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Trump's Tariff Policies: A Critique

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The US Housing Crisis Today

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Militarism and Decline in Europe and the U.S.

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The Jeffrey Epstein Class

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Trump 2.0 The First Year: An Assessment

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How the U.S. tax System Worsens Inequality

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Venezuela: Looking Deeper

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The Political Bias of Conventional Economics

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Nine Key Events in 2025

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Gentrification, Boston, and Racism

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The U.S. As A 'Traumatized' Society

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Globalization from Celebration to Condemnation

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Marx Was Right

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The U.S. Military's Role in Ecological Crisis

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Christianity Split: Love VS Hate

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The Key Concept of 'Surplus' in Economics

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Capitalism Equals Class Warfare

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Resurgent Labor Organizing

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The Global Housing Crisis: Rights and Realities

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Union Organizing In Today's U.S.

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Late Stage Capitalism and Technical Change

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Unionizing American Architects

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Communities of Women Build a Movement

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American Style Fascism

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Higher Education Labor United (HELU) Rises

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The Fight Against Money Corrupting Politics

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An Argument for A New Labor Party

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Social Problems Require Social Movement Solutions

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Government Deficits; Why They Happen, Who Benefits From Them, and MMT

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Best Of 2025 Part 4: Today's Economic Failures

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Best Of Series Part 3: Interviews Echoing Today

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Best Of Series Part 2: The Most Viewed Updates

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Best Of Series Part 1: Psychology & Trump

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Mamdani's Win in NYC: Causes & Prospects for a Socialist Mayor

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Capitalism and Culture, Their Connection in Crisis Now

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The Workers' Struggle within The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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How Deep Fascist Parallels Run

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The Crisis in the Middle East With Chris Hedges

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Making Sense Of Trump's Economic Plan

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Analyzing Trump's Mass Support

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Europe Declines Faster than the United States

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Who Will Likely Win and Lose the U.S.-China Trade War?

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The Corporatization of Universities and Trump's Attacks

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Reform vs. Revolution

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Twin Crises of Housing and Homelessness

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Resisting Trump's Restoration Project with Kali Akuno

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Solidarity Cities as Alternatives to Capitalism

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Tariffs, the Working Class, and Resistance

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Unlearning Market Idolatry

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Mounting Economic Problems

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How Marx's Class Analysis Could Solve Inequality Now

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Build and Fight: The Resistance Forms

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Federal Employees Fight Back

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The Nobel Prize in Economics Exposed

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U.S. Policy toward China: A Failing Effort to Contain Historic Change

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Capitalism, Lost Empathy and Rising Addictions

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The View from Prison

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New Economics Institute with Clara Mattei

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Trump's Anti-Immigrant Campaigns

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Persistent Homelessness: Capitalism's Housing Failures

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Marxism and Economics: A Global View with Shahram Azhar

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Review of 2024: The U.S. Economy Not So Great

96

Class Struggles Worldwide

97

The Persistence of Socialism

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Labor Unions and Political Power

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The US Capitalist Class and the Election

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The Dangers and Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with RJ Eskow