As thinkers like Adorno understood generations ago, molding and hijacking desire is an essential aspect of modern capitalism. The surveillance capitalism might be using powerful new means, but it is ...

As a 45-year-old who just left his job, I read George Soros's assessment of the world economy with concern ("The Crisis of Global Capitalism," The World Economy, Feb. 1). Soros predicts that Thailand ...

In 2014, the French economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century became an international sensation, reshaping the inequality debate and launching its author into superstardom.

The groundbreaking 1970 book American Health Empire reported that health care conglomerates had jelled into a profit-making system notable for inflicting chaos on sick people. Someday, the authors ...

The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City sends a powerful message — worldwide. In the very heart of global ...

Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff. In connection with Wolff’s discussion of the main topic, he also covers: Libertarianism and socialism, Anti-capitalism and socialism, ...

The left is in shambles everywhere while hard-right and far-right parties are riding high in polls across the world. I contend that globalization is at the heart of these developments, and thus it is ...

The theory that human activities are adversely affecting the global climate has attracted many supporters–not because of the soundness of the science, which few people are competent to judge, but ...

A Manhattan Institute investigation reveals Ohio State University’s faculty hiring practices heavily favor diversity, equity, ...