Capitalism is not, as its defenders like to claim, defined by “free” or “private” enterprises. Likewise, “free” or “unregulated” markets do not define capitalism. Politics and ideology drive its ...

The essayist Eula Biss focuses her new book on what seems to be a simple question. What is capitalism? For her, the answer to that question is complicated and elusive and comes in the form of short, ...

Stakeholder capitalism is often interpreted as redistributing value away from shareholders and towards stakeholders. But the best way to repurpose capitalism is to ensure that it serves both. Ever ...

It is indeed true, in one specific sense, that we can say that capitalism causes poverty. It's also equally true that the statement "capitalism causes poverty" is entirely wrong given the way that it ...

Dalio and Buffett define capitalism as the free market system but they have different views on whether it needs saving. Dalio is worried about growing income inequality and proposes to save capitalism ...

At a time of yawning inequality and unfulfilling work, stagnant wages and onerous student debt, significant numbers of younger Americans are, according to polls, warming up to socialism, or ...

Cartoon in Puck featuring notable robber barons of the 19th century. Via Wikimedia Commons. While the term has largely gone out of style, robber baron was an expression used to negatively describe ...