capitalism

Throughout his career, the famous philosopher has been trying to correct people’s misconceptions about anarchy. Here’s some of his thinking.

What is socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is it just capitalism?

Despite incredible economic growth, it is not necessarily an investor’s paradise.

The Oxfam report prompted Anand Giridharadas to tweet: “Don’t be Pinkered into everything’s-getting-better complacency.”

In his final years, Martin Luther King, Jr. become increasingly focused on the problem of poverty in America.

Hold the press… college might be a bad idea. Unless we change something.

Economic “degrowth” may be difficult to achieve, but a “prosperous descent” is possible.

As more and more people die, drug companies keep reaping in a massive profit.

Americans must choose the middle path, away from the fundamentalist positions on both the right and the left, argues a Washington think tank.

Populism: The “overnight” problem 40 years in the making

Mercantilism, the oldest thing in economics, is back in a big way.

Just because a company does incredibly well financially doesn’t mean that it does any good for the people. How can we change that?

These seven presidents had a window into the future—or were really good guessers.

Sure we know it would be bad, but what do all of these scary numbers really mean?

Could this be the long-awaited solution to economic inequality?

As long as we fail to name capitalism as a key cause of mass extinction, we will remain powerless to break its tragic story.

Instead of focusing on President Donald Trump, the Slovenian philosopher says liberals should incrementally challenge the fundamentals of the economic system.

Feminism simply means equal rights for men and women.

Life in debt, the American way.

Most other countries don’t have universal healthcare because of poverty or war. Why does the U.S. keep clinging to a bad system?

Lions, lightning, and rivers all have one thing in common. We can use the laws of nature to build a regenerative economy and fix rampant inequality.

Credit: NASA NASA this week unveiled its new plan that many are calling “bold” and other lofty adjectives, with a 10-to-20-year span, each phase of which is somewhat dependent on […]

Consumerism is sort of like junk food—you can consume all you want but it’s still never going to be filling.

“A rising tide lifts all boats,” says Ken Langone, one of the co-founders of Home Depot as he makes his case for capitalism being the being the best economic model.

Why is it that people say Ayn Rand isn’t a “real” philosopher? 

“Anarchy” is often used as a synonym for chaos. Does the historical record match up with that? 

The Industrial Revolution brought along the second agricultural revolution, the unthinkable transformations of entire ecosystems, the collapse of the family and community, and the ethics of consumerism. 

‘Buy land – they aren’t making it any more,’ said Mark Twain.  

The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on. 

Capitalism has hijacked our emotions and rewired us for instant gratification—but we can reclaim our lives by practicing deep hope.