In the United States, the African American minority is capitalism’s ‘business cycle shock-absorber’
‘Modernity has been an interminable war on life. And it is far from over.’ We need to start anew; reclaim the oxygen that belongs to all on Earth
A global police state – the military arm for capital interests – marginalises, controls and subjugates millions of people considered surplus humanity
Without an accurate understanding of the dilemmas which overwhelm us, our efforts to produce effective and far-reaching strategies or solutions for change will fail
We need an entirely new way of doing things to put an end to poverty
Political ideologies — communism, capitalism, liberalism — and an unrealistic view of the world as we’d like it to be got us into this mess
Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
“We need to start articulating our utopias, articulating what needs to be burned and what needs to be saved.” — Shabaka Hutchings
Society’s fascination with robbing the rich to feed the poor, whether fabricated or in real life, reveals a profound longing for justice and redistribution in a capitalist world
COMMENT We talk as if building wind, solar and other sources of limitless, clean energy will redistribute wealth and drive social justice globally. We see it as the fix for a system that concentrates too much power in the hands of too few people. But too much hope is being attached to renewable energy. When […]
A resurgent conspiracy theory that Nelson Mandela died in 1985 reveals the growing hopelessness in South Africa that rampant inequality is irreversible
Our society remains carved up because differences are viewed as weaknesses
South Korean film gives an uneasy picture of capitalism and its unsavoury consequences
In subjecting ourselves so readily to predictive data, we ignore the commercial interests involved at our peril
This is an edited extract of the introduction to ‘Revolutionary Thought in the 20th Century’ (1980) edited by Ben Turok
Achieving significant progress means we are going to have to ditch neoliberal capitalism
The best option is stakeholder capitalism, which links societal benefits to financial returns
Protests are not a new phenomenon in the country, but the violence is
Business leaders must wake up to the fact that they can ‘do good’ and still make a profit
A new essay collection examines the practice but the pieces can feel a little monotonous
The Mail & Guardian collaborated with Lebogang Masango to create a playlist that speaks to "strategic dating", from a woman’s point of view.
Companies are trying to build community among workers. But this can have sinister side-effects
It seems like the word “socialism” has become a swear word
Black peoples’ lived experiences need to be at the heart of campaigns
The colonisation of higher education by neoliberalism is a sinister assault on academic freedom
The erratic capitalist may joke about taking a chill pill but investors are viewing his antics with alarm
While a lot has been written about the Jameson Raid, Charles van Onselen managed to imagine a fresh contribution to the historiography
And young people must be equipped with the skills they will need to succeed in their careers
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The ‘nagging little monsters’ of anxiety taunt us as we journey on the pursuit of endless #goals
We are led to believe that the free market gives rise to secular societies, when the opposite is true
The message that entrepreneurship is the key to salvation keeps the poor and youths in their place
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Africa, with its ancient conceptions of the relations between being and matter, is fertile ground for digital technologies.