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Capitalism IS the Crisis, Part 2 of 4: Capitalism is Poverty
26 Jun 2013
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by Asad Ismi and Kristen Schwartz

For 500 years, capitalism has subjected the planet and its peoples to slavery, peonage, engineered famines, colonialism, recurrent economic crises, environmental devastation and unending wars.  Capitalism has killed more than a billion people, making it the greatest catastrophe humans have yet inflicted on each other and the planet.  30 minutes audio

Listen to part two of this timely and well-researched radio documentary from the people who brought you the indispensable Ravaging of Africa and the Latin American Revolution.


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