In recent decades, the American economy has been characterized by rising inequality, shrinking free time, and the growing concentration of economic and political power, increasingly undermining the ...

With the constant barrage of news, it is easy to focus on the president’s newest outrage. Less obvious, permanent damage is being done to our republic’s founding principle of “democratic capitalism.” ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, left, speaks as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, looks on during a stop of their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour March 21, 2025, in Denver. [AP Photo/David ...

The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American Revolution, no one was more responsible for setting capitalism’s ...

Democratic capitalism is a system that marries liberal democracy and free-market capitalism. This union creates tensions, and requires balancing competing aims. But this tension is healthy, not ...

On this week’s show, Professor Wolff presents an analysis of how and why capitalism is an undemocratic economic system. The first half is devoted to the micro-level, namely to the organization of the ...

Capitalism is a fetish. And when I say fetish, I mean the actual definition of the word: an obsessive preoccupation or attachment; a fixation. The word fetish is derived from the Latin factitius: ...

Laura and Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders delve into politico-economic issues in the news. Is the West’s experiment with social democracy over? Is survival of the richest our fate? In this episode, ...

For a long time, the word “capitalism” was taboo. Now that multimillionaires and billionaires have taken over the U.S.