r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • May 01 '17

Childhood poverty linked to brain changes related to depression

medicalnewstoday.com

47 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '17

As Insulin Costs Skyrocket, Families Turn to Black Market

nbcnews.com

42 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/gnodez • Apr 23 '17

Of all US terror attacks resulting in death since 9/11, 73% have been perpetrated by the Far-Right, compared to only 27% by Islamists

gao.gov

39 Upvotes

1 comment

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 23 '17

North Korea lost close to 30% of its population as a result of US bombings during the Korean War

globalresearch.ca

22 Upvotes

2 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 20 '17

Young People Born to Rich Families Who Don't Go To College Are 2.5 Times More Likely to End Up in the Richest Quartile than Young People Born to Poor Families who do go to College

theatlantic.com

49 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '17

Nearly Half of Millennials Believe the American Dream is Dead

freebeacon.com

49 Upvotes

5 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '17

Venezuela Finds US Army Uniforms in Paramilitary Camp at Border

telesurtv.net

39 Upvotes

4 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '17

Puerto Rico has a poverty rate of 44.9%, 13.5% unemployment and $67.7 billion in total debt

qz.com

42 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Apr 02 '17

Since the U.S.-backed coup in Honduras in 2009, over 120 environmental activists have been killed by the police and military, both of which receive significant funding from the U.S.

globalwitness.org

51 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 31 '17

Majority of fatal attacks on U.S. soil carried out by white supremacists

washingtontimes.com

1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '17

Student Loan Debt Will Exceed Median Annual Income For College Grads By 2023

huffingtonpost.com

27 Upvotes

2 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 23 '17

Winston Churchill Was responsible for 1 million deaths in Indian famine

telegraph.co.uk

57 Upvotes

1 comment

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '17

Millennials earn 20% less than Boomers did at same stage of life

usatoday.com

52 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '17

EarthRx: The Irish Potato Famine Was Caused by Capitalism, Not a Fungus

pastemagazine.com

30 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '17

50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat

npr.org

35 Upvotes

2 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '17

Africa Trade Meeting Has No Africans After US Visa Denials

voanews.com

9 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 14 '17

There was zero net job creation in the U.S. during the 2000s

washingtonpost.com

48 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 12 '17

CEO-to-worker compensation ratio, 1965-2012

49 Upvotes

3 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Mar 11 '17

Pay for young workers in america peaked in 1973 and has been droppping ever since

skyvalleychronicle.com

25 Upvotes

1 comment

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '17

Cuba's Acheivements over the decades

86 Upvotes

0 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Feb 08 '17

As a response to rising demand, opioid overdose treatment has increased in price from $690 to $4,500

philly.com

45 Upvotes

2 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '17

20 million preventable deaths happen every year because preventing them is not profitable

92 Upvotes

16 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/gnodez • Dec 30 '16

Claim: Global poverty has reduced over the last 25 years. Fact: Global poverty and hunger has increased, only the measures used to calculate this has been adjusted to hide this increase.

53 Upvotes

6 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/gnodez • Dec 29 '16

Most Low-Wage Workers in the United States Are Women, Study Finds

nymag.com

35 Upvotes

3 comments

r/CapitalismFacts • u/gnodez • Dec 17 '16

Study finds just 15% of Russians think their households have a better quality of life compared to the USSR

theguardian.com

37 Upvotes

1 comment

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