www.counterpunch.org Modern Slavery Exists – and Must be Eradicated
The idea of slavery in modern times is a foreign concept for most Westerners. Of course, the Black Lives Matter movement was built on the continuing
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com randomname @scribe.disroot.org cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/1866754
According to the Global Slavery Index (2023), over 50 million people are forced to live in conditions of modern slavery.
India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia have high numbers of people forced into modern slavery, mainly due to the large populations and economic disparities in these countries.
Much of the modern slavery there occurs in industries such as textiles, agriculture, manufacturing, and construction. For example, garment factories and brick kilns are known to exploit workers, forcing them to work long hours for low pay.
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com thelucky8 @beehaw.org China: Chinese Communist Party Membership Positively Correlates With Citizens' Wealth As Party Members Gain 'Preferential Access' To More Valuable Housing, Study Finds
Cross posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/18185844
- Analysis of two nationally representative surveys in China from 1995 to 2017 reveals that wealth (assets minus liabilities) of households with at least one CCP member is 21–24% higher than similar households without CCP [Chinese Communist Party] members.
- The CCP wealth premium is explained in part by preferential access for CCP households to more valuable housing at lower prices compared to similar non-CCP households during the early years of housing privatization.
- The most recent survey (2013–2017) reveals the wealth of CCP households grew faster than similar non-CCP households, especially among the wealthiest 5%, driven primarily by higher levels of capital gains.
- For all wealth levels, CCP membership was a stronger predictor of wealth grow
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com verstra @programming.dev An interesting take. Not sure if it goes here.
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com acargitz @lemmy.ca Rules for Rulers/ Dictators' Handbook / Selectorate Theory and socialist politics
Every now and then I go back to the ideas developed by Mesquita and his colleagues about the Selectorate Theory. They entered public discourse via CGP Grey's videos, and a book called The Dictator's Handbook.
The wikipedia article I linked to above, gives a pretty good overview. I see it as a work in the line of Machiavelli, or Gramsci: a theory of how power operates. There are some very good common-sense arguments there for example for expanding democratic participation ("the size of the selectorate") as much as possible in as many spheres as possible, because small selectorates simply mean less public goods. At its limit, it leads quite naturally to egalitarianism in politics, the economy, etc.
I'm not saying it is perfect as a universal theory of everything, of course. It's an abstraction, but it seems a v
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com squid_slime @lemm.ee great takes from Richard Wolf on the election.
inv.nadeko.net Wolff Responds Special Election ReactionThis Special "Wolff Responds", Professor Wolff is joined by Dr. Harriet Fraad and Professor Shahram Azhar to discuss the results of the 2024 Presidential election. **Please note this originally aired live on @democracyatwrk ** Professor Wolff's latest book "Understanding Capitalism" is availab...
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com squid_slime @lemm.ee Whats wrong with Troskyism?
I see and hear from communists an anger towards Trotskyism. Can someone from an anti-Trotskyist position explain the reasons to avoid Trotskyism.
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com Socialist Mormon Satanist @lemmy.world Socialist Claudia De La Cruz presidential ballot access by state so far
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19742313
Socialist Claudia De La Cruz presidential ballot access by state so far
California - On the Ballot
Colorado - Write-in
Florida - On the Ballot
Idaho - On the Ballot
Indiana - Write-in
Iowa - On the Ballot
Louisiana - On the Ballot
Maine - Write-in
Massachusetts - On the Ballot
Minnesota - On the Ballot
Mississippi - On the Ballot
New Jersey - On the Ballot
New Mexico - On the Ballot
South Carolina - On the Ballot
Tennessee - On the Ballot
Texas - Write-in
Utah - On the Ballot
Vermont - On the Ballot
Virginia - On the Ballot
Washington - On the Ballot
West Virginia - Write-in
Wisconsin - On the Ballot
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com Socialist Mormon Satanist @lemmy.world 
www.wsws.org Vote “NO” on the Boeing sellout contract! Organize the rank and file against the sellouts in the IAM bureaucracy!In bringing this contract to a vote, the IAM bureaucrats have declared they are not on the side of workers but of management, and behind them a government which does not want a strike at a major defense contractor.
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com Socialist Mormon Satanist @lemmy.world Socialist Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz: "The people deserve better than the two-party system."
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19644425
We’re running this campaign because the people and the planet deserve better than the Democrats and Republicans.
Learn more about our socialist campaign to fight for a future for and by the working class.
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Socialism @lemmy.dbzer0.com Socialist Mormon Satanist @lemmy.world Neoliberalism and the Socialist Movement in Britain
mronline.org Neoliberalism and the Socialist Movement in Britain: From the Third Road to Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit | MR OnlineZhao Dingqi interviews Dave Hill about neoliberalism and the socialist movement in Britain.
