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The Corporate Thriller Lied to Us

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Criterion Channel is hosting a retrospective on Hollywood’s “corporate thrillers” from the 1980s through the early 2000s. If anything, their message about the capitalist rot in America’s institutions looks far too tame for how the last couple of deca

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The Secret Reason You Can’t Buy a House

There’s a monopoly on home construction screwing over America. The biggest builders work with Wall St. to maximize profits, at the expense of everyone who wants to own a home.

The Fed Is Quietly Bailing Out Wall Street

Luke Goldstein, Freddy Brewster Jacobin
The Federal Reserve has quietly delivered nearly half a trillion dollars to Wall Street with few strings attached over the past few months. These cash infusions could signal instability in the broader financial sector.

Will the Court Rule for Trump or for Wall Street?

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
As the Supreme Court now considers whether Trump can take over the Federal Reserve, we lose either way. In what may be its most difficult challenge: To whom does it owe its ultimate submission and greatest obeisance: Donald Trump, or Wall Street?

Trump Helps BlackRock Buy Panama Canal Ports

Ben Norton Scheer Post
BlackRock CEO Fink said before the US presidential election in November 2024 that it “really doesn’t matter” who wins, because both parties would benefit Wall Street.

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Capitalism Is Draining the Life From Our Culture Industries

Dean Van Nguyen Jacobin
Culture industries are dominated by a few big corporations that prefer to keep flogging old stories instead of taking a risk on something new. Creative workers can still produce fresh ideas, but they’re snuffed out before they get a chance to breathe
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