Capitalism  (tagged articles)

From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War

Mang Lu - Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states' rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence shows this conclusion... Keep Reading »

Biologization of Capital and Capitalization of Biopower: Connecting Foucault and Marx

Tianhao Hou - Foucault raised the concept of biopower in the first volume of The History of Sexuality and placed its emergence in the context of capitalism, but he did not fully tackle the relationship between biopower and capitalism. In this article, the author fills this gap through... Keep Reading »

Problems and Solutions in Factory Farming: The Role of Institutions, Capital, and Rhetoric

Cael Jones - This paper examines the intricacies of factory farming by analyzing its social, political, economic, and environmental impacts in an age of capitalist consumption. Factory farming has become a pervasive institution with which most Americans engage on a daily basis... Keep Reading »
Photo: Torbak Hopper ND-2

Women's Erotic Consumption: Articulating the Sexual Self Under Late Capitalism

Ella Agoos - From a very young age, women are taught to suppress their sexuality. Sex, we are told, is deeply personal; a private act that must be sequestered within the four walls of a bedroom and never see the light of day. However, as we grow up we are steeped in a culture of... Keep Reading »
Photo: Painting by Paula Rego 1962

Can Marxist Thought Successfully Accommodate Radical Feminism?

Bohdana Kurylo - The relationship between feminism and socialism is extremely intimate but also immensely intricate. According to feminist poet Adrienne Rich (1977, p. 285), ‘the repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to human society than the... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Capitalism is tagged in the following 19 articles.

American Slavery
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War
By Mang Lu
Some scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve of the Civil War, implying the Civil War was fought over more generic, philosophical states' rights principles rather than slavery itself. Economic evidence... Read Article »
Slavery Economics American Civil War Labor Economics Capitalism Agriculture Industrial Agriculture
Critical Theory
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
Biologization of Capital and Capitalization of Biopower: Connecting Foucault and Marx
By Tianhao Hou
Foucault raised the concept of biopower in the first volume of The History of Sexuality and placed its emergence in the context of Capitalism, but he did not fully tackle the relationship between biopower and Capitalism. In this article, the author... Read Article »
Biopower Foucault Capitalism Philosophy History Critical Theory Marxism
Environmental Politics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Problems and Solutions in Factory Farming: The Role of Institutions, Capital, and Rhetoric
By Cael Jones
This paper examines the intricacies of factory farming by analyzing its social, political, economic, and environmental impacts in an age of capitalist consumption. Factory farming has become a pervasive institution with which most Americans engage... Read Article »
Environmental Politics Factory Farming Industrial Agriculture Climate Change Capitalism
Sexuality
2020, Vol. 12 No. 07
Women's Erotic Consumption: Articulating the Sexual Self Under Late Capitalism
By Ella Agoos
From a very young age, women are taught to suppress their sexuality. Sex, we are told, is deeply personal; a private act that must be sequestered within the four walls of a bedroom and never see the light of day. However, as we grow up we are steeped... Read Article »
Capitalism Women's Studies Sexuality Consumer Culture Sexual Behavior
Critical Theory
2016, Vol. 8 No. 10
Can Marxist Thought Successfully Accommodate Radical Feminism?
By Bohdana Kurylo
The relationship between feminism and socialism is extremely intimate but also immensely intricate. According to feminist poet Adrienne Rich (1977, p. 285), ‘the repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to... Read Article »
Marxism Feminism Critical Theory Materialism Oppression Capitalism
International Development
2016, Vol. 8 No. 09
Rethinking Microcredit in Bangladesh: Does Grameen Bank Serve the Neoliberal Agenda?
By Mehran Shamit
Grameen Bank, translated as "rural bank" in the Bangla language, is a grassroots microcredit organization founded in 1983 by Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus to provide new financial opportunities to the poor. Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus... Read Article »
Microcredit Microfinance Grameen Bank Bangladesh NGOs International Development Capitalism Neoliberalism
Developing World
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Book Review: Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (2006)
By Florence Lee
Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (2006) is a startling, terrifying, and honest exposé of the world’s poorest big-city slum dwellers. The book explores the future of an unstable and impoverished urban world, and provides a thematic overview... Read Article »
Poverty Slums Human Rights Neoliberalism Capitalism World Bank IMF International Development Developing World
Political Economy
2016, Vol. 8 No. 02
Book Review: A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey (2005)
By Florence Lee
Michael Thompson, reviewing A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey, calls it ‘the world according to David Harvey’ (2005). This is an accurate remark: although erring slightly on the side of conspiracy, the book is a breathtaking... Read Article »
Neoliberalism Capitalism Political Economy Economic Inequality Class Power Neoliberal Theory David Harvey
Political Economy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 11
Globalization, Inequality, and the Concentration of Wealth in the UK
By Shaun Docherty
An article in The Guardian last month reported on the extreme and increasing levels of wealth inequality that exist in Britain today.[1] The story cited an Oxfam report that highlighted the opulent existence of Britain’s richest family, the... Read Article »
Income Inequality Income Distribution Political Economy Wealth Globalization Capitalism
Socialism
2015, Vol. 7 No. 09
Pottermania: Capitalist Eye-Candy Viewed Through a Neo-Marxist Lens
By Tinatin Japaridze
“Beware: Capitalist-Consumerism poses a danger to our Socialist ideals,” the Soviet-propaganda papers such as Pravdaand Izvestyahad proclaimed since the harrowing days of the Cold War. But by the early 1990s, the evergreen motto of the... Read Article »
Pottermania Harry Potter Neo-Marxism Socialism Soviet Union Capitalism Consumerism Marxism Disney
Political Economy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 03
Capitalist Hegemony: The Political Challenge of Alter-Globalization
By Jessica C. Tselepy
Concern regarding the inequity and commodification apparently necessary for the capitalist system to thrive is not new. Marx, in his work Capital: Critique of Political Economy (1867), raised the idea of the fallibility of fetishism, including an... Read Article »
Globalization Capitalism Neoliberalism Hegemony Critical Theory Political Economy World Order
Communication
2015, Vol. 7 No. 02
The Contemporary Global Public Sphere as Reincarnation of Habermas' Bourgeois Society
By Shaun Docherty
Our contemporary global public sphere is made up of a tiny proportion of the world’s population. Affluent, exclusive, and concerned only with perpetuating its own economic advancement, this contemporary global public sphere is an anachronism... Read Article »
Habermas Political Philosophy Public Sphere Political Economy Economic History Bourgeois Capitalism
Marxism
2012, Vol. 2 No. 1
Karl Marx and the Fair Trade Chocolate Industry in the Ivory Coast
By Caitlin McGonnigal
Published by Clocks and Clouds
The research completed aimed to show that the idea of fair trade, using the example of goals for the chocolate industry of the Ivory Coast, can be described as an example of the economic ideal which Karl Marx imagined. By comparing specific topics... Read Article »
Free Trade Fair Trade Karl Marx Marxism Capitalism Ivory Coast Political Theory
International Development
2010, Vol. 2 No. 11
The Equivocal Nature of Exploitation: How Poor Workers in Developing Nations Exploit Capitalist Greed for a Profit
By Colin R. Fraser
Learning to play guitar is painful. For the first months, the coarse steel of the guitar strings shreds the soft skin of the player’s fingertips into a disgusting bloody mess. A reasonable person who does not play guitar would be entirely... Read Article »
International Development Capitalism Sweatshops Child Labor International Trade Exploitation
Political Economy
2010, Vol. 2 No. 07
Book Review: The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein (2007)
By Delia M. Harrington
Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine ties together history, economics, globalization, natural disasters and geopolitics into one bleak picture. Klein’s thesis is that the Shock Doctrine, also called Disaster Capitalism, has been put into... Read Article »
Politica Economy IMF World Bank Capitalism Marxism Naomi Klein Shock Doctrine
Money
2010, Vol. 2 No. 05
The Universal Prayer: How Money Became the World's First Shared Religion
By Maria T. Otero
Money is a term difficult to define. It is a concept subject to deep individual interpretation. For some, money means power, to others, a way of living; some say it begets stability, and there are those who believe it is at the center of everything... Read Article »
Money Money As Religion Capitalism New Religion Universal Religion
Climate Change
2010, Vol. 2 No. 02
Using Social Business to Reshape the Capitalist Economy and Support Environmental Awareness
By Gabrielle Micheletti
During his Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama resonated with the ideals of many Americans—prosperity, freedom, good will, faith, and determination. He spoke of the market as having "umatched" power, "to generate wealth and expand freedom... Read Article »
Social Business Climate Change Muhammad Yunus Polluter Industrial Complex Environmental Justice Capitalism Environment Awareness
Ayn Rand
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Contrasting Views of Money in Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
By Lindsay D. Clark
Atlas Shrugged’s presentation of money departs from the traditional dichotomy of the “haves and have-nots.” In fact such a characterization of money succinctly captures the ultimate evil, in conflict with the ultimate good. The... Read Article »
Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Money Capitalism Individual Freedom
Capitalism
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Equitable Capitalism: The Rebirth of American Business
By Louis Tigh
My love for business began as I read Ayn Rand’s acclaimed novel, Atlas Shrugged, in the ninth grade. Packed with adventure, danger, and optimism about our country’s fundamental views on commerce, Atlas Shrugged instilled much of my... Read Article »
Equitable Capitalism Capitalism Business American Business Financial Crisis Greed

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