Classic Cold War propaganda, Make Mine Freedom promotes free enterprise as the secret to American prosperity. Courtesy of the Prelinger Archive, the animated short cites the postwar economic boom as ...

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Does a middle-age man in a suit pushing a magical wheelbarrow mean anything to you? According to this cartoon from Fortune and LIFE magazines, he is emblematic of post-war America. In an attempt to ...

According to John Cassidy’s century-spanning history Capitalism and Its Critics, the system lives on because of its antagonists. A Social Democratic leaflet against capitalism, 1905. In 2008, on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 24: Jaime Vado fixes a display in the ...