Category: Politics

  • Monopoly World: Oligarchy & Authoritarianism

    Monopoly World: Oligarchy & Authoritarianism

    We live in a world of monopolies, duopolies, oligopolies, wollopolies, xylopolies – ok, I made that two up – but the increasing concentration and consolidation of corporate power. I say secret because no one really wants it to be made plain. It’s bad for business. But you find them everywhere you look – quite literally.…

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  • Marx: A Complete Guide to Capitalism

    Marx: A Complete Guide to Capitalism

    Karl Marx. One of – maybe the – most influential thinker in all of history. Has any other philosopher influenced not just ideas, but movements, actions, revolutions, the courses of entire governments, countries, and continents? Understanding Marx is key to understanding the political and economic waters that have gotten us to where we are today,…

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  • CONSPIRACY: The Fall of Russell Brand

    CONSPIRACY: The Fall of Russell Brand

    On the surface, this is a story about Russell Brand, but it’s also a bigger story – about institutions, trust, truth, uncertainty and fear, coverups and questioning, about how we all think. It delves into the most fundamental of human questions – what are the stories we tell ourselves? Who gets to tell those stories?…

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