Occupy Wall Street - capitalism to blame?

Occupy Wall Street - capitalism to blame?


Occupy Wall Street continues to voice its disdain for the economic system. The movement's voice has gone global and people all over are tired of corporations influencing government actions worldwide. So who's to blame - Wall Street or Washington? Heather Cirmo, a conservative political commentator and strategist, and Michael Prysner, an Iraq War veteran, help us answer that question.

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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism

Is capitalism to blame for the rise in unrest and the fall of global markets? One scholar argued yes, saying it is merely how capitalism works. Ha-Joon Chang, a senior research associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and author of "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism" argued the assumptions behind the dogma and hype of capitalism and the free market spun by the neoliberal economists since the era of Reagan are completely false.

tBoots Riley: We need real democracy

Boots Riley: We need real democracy


Raymond "Boots" Riley is a musician and political activist who's politically charged lyrics and beliefs have led to controversy. He believes elected officials are just puppets of the ruling class, so what we elect is who we want to be the next puppet. The seat of power in the world is with the people that own the means of production, the people that own the corporations that are running the world.

Is capitalism organized crime?

Is capitalism organized crime?


Socialism has been over for two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a time that the United States holds as a symbol of victory over socialism. In the United States there is growing concern that only a certain few control all the wealth, denying many Americans a chance for a better life. Will a new generation of Americans seek out a socialist society?

Ralph Nader: Corporate socialism runs US government

Ralph Nader: Corporate socialism runs US government

With midterm elections in the US about to begin, RT has spoken with 4-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader about the real powers that govern America. Ralph Nader does not belong to either of the two parties ruling Congress. Nader believes that Theodore Dreiser put it very well many years ago, when he said that "the corporations are the government".





All people of all nations need to realize the bankers and leaders of our governments are all sold out and are trying to enslave us (not all, most don't even know but are just greedy). They want a one world government. They take control of the central bank in your country, then inflate the currency over time so that the people never realize that they're getting poorer. Poorer people makes higher crime rates and others

The cost of your food: people's lives

The cost of your food: people's lives

The cheap imported food that you eat doesn't come without a cost. The rise of agribusiness has been uprooting the small indigenous farmers in countries like Brazil for decades. In Brazil, it's benefiting rich land owners and transnational corporations while small farmers have been forced off their land and into cities for hopeless lives in the favela, searching for jobs that never came. But a huge social movement with broad political support is helping some of these landless workers get their lives back. We go to a commune where they are growing their own food and living a sustainable socialist life, escaping the capitalism that has oppressed them.

US sanctions fail, hurt civilians

US sanctions fail, hurt civilians


The US economic embargo of Cuba is still in effect 50 years after its inception and appears it is far from ending despite the UN urging to cancel these sanctions. There are estimates that say the sanctions inflicted against Cuba have surpassed 700 billion dollars in losses. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell says the sanctions against Cuba and other nations are a way for Congress to feel good, they don't work and hurt civilians.

Libertarian vs. Socialist heated debate ensues

Libertarian vs. Socialist heated debate ensues


At a time when the economy is still insecure, why is there an endless debate over capitalism versus socialism and which financial system actually works? A heated debate between Wayne Allyn Root a 2012 Libertarian candidate for president and Michael Prysner a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation takes place as both present their reason socialism or capitalism is the best choice. Michael Prysner points out that a single president is not the problem, it is the system.

Venezuelan election represents ideological pull

Venezuelan election represents ideological pull

As the election wraps up in Venezuela, many start to speculate what the election results mean for the future of Venezuela's political system. Although the government's party, the United Socialist Party, did not gain the 2/3 majority they needed to sustain authority over key decision making in the country, they still grabbed over 90 seats as the opposition took over 60 seats out of 165. While the opposition cries victory, the Chavistas of the country, supporters of President Hugo Chavez insist their ideology, known as the revolution will remain.

Venezuelan election an ideological dispute

Venezuelan election an ideological dispute


As the election wraps up in Venezuela, many start to speculate what the election results mean for the future of Venezuela's political system. Although the government's party, the United Socialist Party, did not gain the 2/3 majority they needed to sustain authority over key decision making in the country, they still grabbed over 90 seats and the opposition took over 60 seats out of 165. While the opposition claimes a victory, the Chavistas of the country, supporters of President Hugo Chavez insist their ideology, known as the revolution, will remain.