The New York Times claimed in its 1619 Project that plantation slavery was the basis for American capitalism. However, ...

As in capitalism, it is not the cloudalists or the terrestrial capitalists that produce value. The real sources of value are what Varoufakis calls the “cloud proles” and the “cloud serfs.” The cloud ...

The current digital revolution, despite its immense potential, has been engineered in favor of capitalist profit and control.

The 20th century was the best of times and the worst of times. On the dark side, as many as 270 million citizens were estimated to have been killed by governments that describe themselves as ...

Call it industrial policy, state capitalism, old-fashioned socialism: It’s a bad idea. Across several recent administrations, the US government’s role in the economy has grown increasingly intrusive.

While a federal judge scrutinizes the constitutionality of tactics used by federal immigration authorities during ongoing protests in Chicago, these same agencies are quietly amassing ...

The brewer's new ads spoof the infamous Friend AI wearable ads from last month. It's part of a push to get people to trade ...

Four hundred years ago, a private corporation from the Netherlands became the most powerful force on Earth. It built its empire through trade, war, and slavery — killing thousands to protect its ...

The Journal fittingly began its celebration of America’s 250th birthday with a section devoted to capitalism (“USA250: Capitalism,” A Special Report, Sept. 29). But to understand that topic fully, one ...

Surveillance tools may be used against protesters, civil libertarians warn Trump administration criticized for lack of transparency on surveillance methods DHS and ICE have extensive digital ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In June, a sharp-suited Austrian executive from a global surveillance company told a ...

Workers at a Ford plant in Michigan, 1920s. (Getty Images) The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American ...