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Capitalism IS the Crisis, Part 1 of 4: Capitalism is War
19 Jun 2013
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by Asad Ismi and Krisin Schwartz

For 500 years, capitalism has subjected the earth's peoples to permanent crisis of endless war, massive poverty, environmental degradation and economic instability. Capitalism has been built through slavery, imperialism, colonialism and neocolonialism. More than a billion people have been killed by capitalism making it the greatest crime committed against humanity.

Capitalism IS the Crisis is written by Asad Ismi and produced for radio by Kristin Schwartz, the team that did the indispensable radio documentaries The Ravaging of Africa and The Latin American Revolution.


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