Not a Crisis of Capitalism but one of Finance and Ethics

Capitalism is an economic system based on a free market, open competition, profit motive and private ownership of the means of production. Capitalism encourages private investment and business, compared to a...

Planned Obsolescence: Not Just Hard on Your Wallet

There is a reason it's often cheaper to replace a broken electronic gadget than to fix it - the tech industry planned it that way. The unfortunate consumer cycle of want, buy, upgrade, replace, discard is a very...

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