A conversation with historian Michael Sonenscher about the tricky task of defining capitalism and his new book, Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word. So often we take the meaning of terms for granted ...

First, a simple definition of democracy: where the people govern directly by voting on laws and policies, and a system of government where power is held by the people, who can exercise it either ...

As New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mandani lays out progressive plans on the campaign trail, a new Fox News national survey reveals capitalism remains more popular than socialism.

Two well-known economists from Turkey, Ahmet Tonak and Sungur Savran, have brought together a selection of their papers and essays presented as Chapters in their book, In the Tracks of Marx’s Capital ...

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 ...

While the term has largely gone out of style, robber baron was an expression used to negatively describe powerful American businessmen of the 19th century. It was applied to those who were viewed as ...