Capitalism

Displaying 1 - 10 of 10 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Making a case for capitalism Northern Iowan 119:12, p.3	10/06/2022	Drew Hill writes their opinion on the pros of capitalism and believes that socialism and communism always leave a country worse off; photo.
2	Is ESG good for our economy? Northern Iowan 118:53, p.3	04/28/2022	The author gives their opinion on using ESG scores (environmental, social and governance) to evaluate companies for investment, saying it is harmful to the capitalist economy; photo.
3	The breakdown on police brutality Northern Iowan 117:51, p.3	04/19/2021	In the author's opinion, a decrease in police violence is a structural impossibility until capitalism is replaced. Rawwas points to capitalism, with its associated emphasis on property and fear of the stranger, for the dehumanization that results in crime and police brutality; photo.
4	Fascism, neoliberalism, and oligarchy Northern Iowan 116:39, p.3	02/27/2020	In the author's opinion, candidate Bernie Sanders should be the next president of the United States. Rawwas discusses democracy, capitalism, the state of the economy in the US and China, and the similarities between Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg as oligarchic authoritarians; photo.
5	Lecture connects climate change to art Northern Iowan 116:23, p.1	11/18/2019	The final installment of the Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lectures Series was held on November 13 in Lang Hall Auditorium. Artist Justin Brice Guariglia presented "We Are the Asteroid: Art and the Ecological Crisis," discussing the effects of climate change, what it means for the future, and its relation to art; photos.
6	The rise of the anti-austerity Left Northern Iowan 116:18, p.3	10/31/2019	Rawwas discusses multiple protests and strikes happening around the world. In the author's opinion, people are mobilizing against austerity measures and capitalism. Rawwas discusses media portrayal of events and analyses why the United States has not seen similar actions.
7	Observing Jesus as a political figure Northern Iowan 116:12, p.3	10/10/2019	Stekl writes about Jesus and the history of violence in the bible, explaining how it disrupts the traditional image of a peaceful Jesus. In the author's opinion, much of what Jesus did was to further a political and religious agenda that was anti-Roman, and explores how Jesus's actions do not work with current conservative and liberal viewpoints; photo.
8	On praxis: From campus to global politics Northern Iowan 116:2, p.3	09/05/2019	Call to action to engage in politics especially when it affects one directly. The author discusses global capitalism's role in the climate catastrophe, wealth inequality, and war, and states the importance of the 2020 election. In Rawwas's opinion, people are called to participate in politics because they are already involved whether or not they realize it, including students at UNI, and encourages votes for Bernie Sanders; photo.
9	What can presidents be investigated for? Northern Iowan 115:46, p.3	04/04/2019	In the wake of the Mueller investigation, Stekl discusses the scandals and faults of the Trump and Obama administrations, but argues that America's biggest crime is sham democracy, capitalism, and imperialism and that all citizens are implicated in it; photo.
10	In Defense: Hands off Venezuela Northern Iowan 115:33, p.3	02/07/2019	Caleb Stekl and Cade Olmstead write a letter to the editor in response to Colin Horning's January 28 Northern Iowan opinion piece "Socialism causes economic peril." They disagree with Horning's claim that socialism is to blame for Venezuela's political and economic turmoil, instead blaming capitalism and military intervention, particularly from the United States; photo.