Capitalism (tagged articles)Problems and Solutions in Factory Farming: The Role of Institutions, Capital, and RhetoricCael 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 »
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Women's Erotic Consumption: Articulating the Sexual Self Under Late CapitalismElla 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 »
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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 »
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Rethinking Microcredit in Bangladesh: Does Grameen Bank Serve the Neoliberal Agenda?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 were jointly awarded... Keep Reading »
Book Review: Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (2006)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 of the rise of... Keep Reading »
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