Capitalism: A Global History’ by Sven Beckert “Any book about capitalism that begins almost 900 years ago in the port city of ...

On Nov. 19 and 20, 2025, Daily Kos (dailykos.com) posted essays under the name Trenz Pruca, excerpted here, clarifying the conversation about capitalism and socialism.  Specific definition of ...

For years, Republicans have disparaged their political rivals by describing them as socialists. But that may not be the insult it once was for rank-and-file Democrats, who have warmed to socialism and ...

Every time I write about conversations with entrepreneurs, more than one person will email to ask some version of, “Why do you glorify greedy capitalists?” I’m used to it, but it still bugs me. For ...

This deal is dependent on a special dispensation from the government — one achieved after substantial lobbying.

About three-fourths of the way through Tuesday’s Slate/Intelligence Squared Oxford-style debate on whether China does capitalism better than America, one audience member stood up to request a ...

Republicans express intensely negative views of “socialism” and highly positive views of “capitalism.” By contrast, majorities of Democrats view both terms positively, though only modest shares have ...

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 ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how the public views socialism and capitalism. For this analysis, we surveyed 7,647 adults from Aug. 1-14, 2022. The survey was primarily ...