Category Archives: Corporate Power

Beyond Corporate Power

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch The problem is not that the corporations are “out of control,” the problem is that the corporations are so much “in control.” By seeing neoliberalism as Free Market Fundamentalism (FMF) rather than Corporate Power we underestimate the challenges … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Go Home Again: The Liberal State Is No More

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch. In a previous article I argued that often confusing and divergent arguments within the neoliberal critique could be best understood as the tensions between two opposing currents of thought. One tendency understands neoliberalism as the unfettered reign … Continue reading →

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Neoliberalism: Free Market Fundamentalism or Corporate Power?

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Richard Moser

Also in CounterPunch. I’ve been hearing about neoliberalism for a long time now and never could make much sense of it. It turns out the story we tell about neoliberalism is as contradictory as neoliberalism itself. Two currents within the … Continue reading →

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Is the Green New Deal a “Revolutionary Reform?”

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Richard Moser

  The movement around the Green New Deal is the ultimate testing ground for the kind of political skills and strategy needed to win the most important political battles of all. What do you think of the Green New Deal? … Continue reading →

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The Betrayal of the American Man

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Richard Moser

Susan Faludi’s book “Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man” takes a remarkably compassionate and revealing look at the crisis of modern masculinity from a feminist prospective. Faludi is an award-winning writer with the skills required to make a challenging … Continue reading →

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What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Richard Moser

  If you are wondering how one of the greatest strikes in recent history came out of a place we were told was a “Trump County” backwater then read this. This slender book packs quite a punch. Elizabeth Catte takes … Continue reading →

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Mueller the Politician

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Richard Moser

This also was in Counterpunch   Mueller has proven himself quite the politician. I was hoping that the indictments would bring some sort of resolution to the investigation and force all the evidence to become public. But no, this investigation … Continue reading →

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Jackson Rising

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Richard Moser

Also in Counterpunch “Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality….” Malcom X Jackson Rising is the most important book I have read in a long time. … Continue reading →

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How Progressives Can Compete for Major Office: A Class Analysis of Political Paralysis

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Richard Moser

  Also at Counterpunch Learning from the Green Party Defeat in New Jersey.   Local electoral gains are beginning to add up. The Green Party won 45 local seats nationwide in 2017 for a total of 141 in 18 states. Democratic … Continue reading →

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How Corporate Power Killed Democracy

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Richard Moser

Find this also at CounterPunch and Popuar Resistance Corporate Power is the Fusion of the Corporation and the State The rise of Corporate Power was the fall of democracy.  Over the long haul, US politics has revolved around a deep tension … Continue reading →

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