‘Capitalism’ often overwhelms Michael Moore

The documentary has moments of impact but doesn't have the focus that "Sicko" had and doesn't work when Moore pulls out his "Roger & Me" shtick.

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Cab capitalism: Cuba allows new private taxis

Jose Obdilio Duran's '57 Chevy has holes in its mottled floor, a passenger window that can't be rolled up and no inside panels on its doors. But the 71-year-old retiree wants to put the old car to work — applying for one of the first taxi licenses this communist country has granted in a decade.

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Boyle’s real dream? Her own reality show

YouTube sensation Susan Boyle is set to return to the “Britain’s Got Talent” stage next week, and although she’s already proven that she has a voice worthy of a singing career, that isn’t necessarily what she’s aiming for.

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Sarkozy, Merkel, Blair call for new capitalism

The leaders of France and Germany appeared to put disagreements over economic policy behind them Thursday, calling on the U.S. to join global efforts to address the financial crisis.

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Chinese manufacturing giant outgrows its cradle

When China opened up to capitalists 30 years ago, Jeffrey Lam was one of the pioneers. But the only space he could find for his factory was an old town hall. For workers, he had 25 farmers who had never operated a sewing machine.

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The Pitfalls of China's Rough Capitalism

Ron Rust and Beve Kozub were poking around the toy booths at China's biggest trade fair two years ago when something caught their eye: pouty-faced baby dolls snuggling in light blue and pink fleece blankets, their eyes tightly shut or gazing with a newborn's woozy stare.

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Some where Karl Marx is smiling a big "Told you so"

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A growing number of states reported rising jobless rates in October, and thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2%, according to a government report released on Friday.

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Jobs - Permanent Jobs - Millions Of 'Em

Communist China, 1995--- the dawn of capitalism.

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One hundred years ago (November, 1909), the famous American author Jack London, wrote a short story called "A Piece of Steak." In it, an aging prize fighter climbs into the ring one last time.

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The Danish People's Party (DF) has strengthened its immigration stance by securing an agreement to pay 'anti-social' foreigners 100,000 kroner to leave Denmark.

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Former President George W. Bush on Thursday warned that Washington is in danger of taking the country away from free-market principles in the wake of the recession, as he defended his decision to approve a Wall Street bailout package in the final months of his term.

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"The final overdraft rules represent an important step forward in consumer protection," the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said. "Both new and existing account holders will be able to make informed decisions about whether to sign up for an overdraft service."

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I wish I'd posted this the day before yesterday - on World Freedom Day... Americans for Tax Reform is an organization that has been especially successful, in promoting the Reagan Legacy. Please check out this link, from ATR. Celebrate VICTORY over communism!!

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Appearing cheerful is vital in a society where all of life is monitored by an employer, a credit rating bureau or the media's projection of the world, and mediated by the financialization of life's every aspect.

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TODAY is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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As many commentators observed, the ideals that led the protesters were to a large extent taken from the ruling Socialist ideology itself — people aspired to something that can most appropriately be designated as "Socialism with a human face." Perhaps this attitude deserves …

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Dissatisfaction with capitalism is widespread around the globe 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall that heralded the demise of European communism, a poll released Monday showed.

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Twenty Years After The Wall Came Down: Rethinking The Myth of Unfettered Capitalism

It is said that societies that do not know history are doomed to repeat it. In some sense then it is fitting that today, November the 9th, will pass in relative obscurity for most Americans.

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Slavoj Zizek on the weird facade of capitalism in post-Communist Europe.

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Once again Dennis Kucinich shows what Liberals should be saying but aren't:

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It's nine minutes worth watching.

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ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Jack Bogle published "The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism" four years ago. The battle's over.

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Mr. Gore is poised to become the world's first "carbon billionaire," profiteering from government policies he supports that would direct billions of dollars to the business ventures he has invested in.

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I have now reached the point where I may indicate briefly what to me constitutes the essence of the crisis of our time. It concerns the relationship of the individual to society. The individual has become more conscious than ever of his dependence upon society.

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Throughout the health care debate, the majority of Americans have expressed their opposition and frustration with the president and his Democratic Congress' radical proposals.

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Speaking to veteran CNN interviewer Larry King on Sunday, Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul argued that he is just as upset with America's economic system as activist filmmaker Michael Moore -- except the longtime doctor does not believe the illness is purely based on capital …

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It wasn't really supposed to end up like this. When the Berlin Wall came crashing down 20 years ago, the cold war ended with triumph for the west. Instead of two superpowers, there was one.

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[M]ass unemployment has been part of a deliberate policy, allowing for corporations to exploit workers' fears over the poor labor market. The financial and corporate elite has used the economic crisis it created to carry out a massive redistribution of wealth.

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For India, the widening Maoist insurgency is a moment of reckoning for the country's democracy and has ignited a sharp debate about where it has failed.

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This is an interesting summary of the book Shock Doctrine...which has a profound view on economics and history...and the workings or not of a well oiled machine...I found it a good read..

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