Whether it’s the newest uncoverings of political figures in sex scandals, or Donald Trump wrapped up in a multimillion-dollar fraud suit just weeks before Election Day, these stories serve as nothing but disturbing and alarming. So, why don’t we flip the script? Allow me to introduce you to someone unproblematic, hard-working and a genuine actor for the interests of American people — Lina Khan, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission.
The interesting thing about fascism and socialism, despite being ideologically antithetical, is that since they're both a response to the failures of capitalism.
The individual can and should be accountable for their own waste whenever possible — taking shorter showers, reducing consumption, learning more about recycling, etc. But the brunt of the work has to be done by the government and by large corporations because they’re the ones who have the power to actualize real, immediate and impactful change.
The concept of conscious consumerism does not equate to ethical consumption, because it is not absolute. There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
The issue of global poverty and hunger has nothing to do with whether the planet can sustain everyone, but rather, with how these resources are distributed.
Goldman Sachs is in part directly responsible for the predatory lending practices that led to millions of people losing their jobs and houses. As college students, we’re intimately familiar with the nightmarish student loans that will take years to pay back. Either way we’re getting screwed over. Would you feel better if your executioner were a woman? I think not.
