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.
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?
Capitalism the 'real culprit behind climate change'
For Joel Kovel, a proponent of eco-socialism, failure of the Copenhagen negotiations is a forgone conclusion.
Communists need to take a sho't left
The Communist Party must forsake the safety of the tripartite alliance and pick up other forces on the left if it is to overcome capitalism.
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.
Walking through the doors
In the first of a two-part series, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, argues that capital must be disciplined.
