On the days when I’d rather stay in bed
The ‘nagging little monsters’ of anxiety taunt us as we journey on the pursuit of endless #goals
Capitalism
Capitalism hasn’t sidelined religion. It’s made it thrive
We are led to believe that the free market gives rise to secular societies, when the opposite is true
Peddling the miracles of entrepreneurship is a deceit
The message that entrepreneurship is the key to salvation keeps the poor and youths in their place
The digital age erases the divide between humans and objects
Africa, with its ancient conceptions of the relations between being and matter, is fertile ground for digital technologies.
Workplace change is a social imperative
The persistence of racism in companies and resentment about white control can only be addressed by positive moves to empower workers.
A multiverse of experiences at Fantastic exhibition
The themes of religion, gender and global capital reflect in the artworks that draw on literary references, myths and symbols.
Sbu will be victimised for ruffling corporate South Africa
Gugu Ndima writes an open letter to the DJ in response to his recent marketing ploy with his MoFaya on a spoofed cover of Forbes magazine.
Left moves to seize the moment
There is hope that this time, with a rise in grass-roots social activism, capitalism will not win.
ANC leaders are ‘bodyguards of capitalism’ – EFF
The EFF says that Jacob Zuma, Gwede Mantashe and Cyril Ramaphosa all "hide behind black economic empowerment, a posture for capitalism".
We can say no to capitalism AND socialism
Unlike the ANC, Mexico’s Zapatistas rejected both systems, giving us hope for real alternatives.
Capitalism is about profit, not charity
Big banks, energy giants and internet multinationals won’t change their bad behaviour by themselves – they must be forced to play nice.
Mining chiefs don’t measure up
No one wants even to conceive what will happen to our resource shares if commodity prices fall further from current levels.
Capitalism is the problem
Mamphela Ramphele’s article, is but another reminder of how far backwards we have gone in "the new South Africa", writes Jeff Rudin.
Capitalists put profit ahead of attempts to save the planet
Karl Marx noted that the last capitalist would sell the rope used for his own hanging and the burying of the system.
Rich get richer through unfettered capitalism, not own devices
The ANC has used power allotted to it to create a black elite by implementing affirmative action in rather doubtful ways, writes Sampie Terreblanche.
Vavi: Class has not been dismissed from education
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says education and knowledge are embedded in class relations, and income inequality is still racialised.
Rule of property versus rule of the poor?
After a decade of self-congratulation, SA is coming to a triple realisation that is exacting a heavy toll on its psyche, writes Achille Mbembe.
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Occupational hazards: Privileged protesters or voice for the voiceless?
The Occupy Wall Street movement has raised questions of who is allowed to fight the system. Can one take privileged protesters seriously?
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Capitalism the ‘real culprit behind climate change’
For Joel Kovel, a proponent of eco-socialism, failure of the Copenhagen negotiations is a forgone conclusion.
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Lessons in capitalism for N Korean teens
South Korea is doing its bit to prepare young defectors from the North for the huge changes they face living in a capitalist state.
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Walking through the doors
In the first of a two-part series, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, argues that capital must be disciplined.
