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 ...

Sven Beckert’s epic history of trade identifies the ceaseless generation of wealth as the driving force behind capitalism’s ...

A conversation with Alyssa Battistoni about the essential and contradictory nature of capitalism to the environment and her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature.

Americans’ approval of capitalism has plunged to a record low, while their support for socialism has ticked up slightly in recent years, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 54% of US adults surveyed said ...

Yet, it has become common jargon, often used when policymakers load up legislation such as the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend bill with crony policies. Capitalism and our free enterprise ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...