What Does “Capitalism” Really Mean, Anyway?
The endgame of capitalism, in his account, is a world where “almost nothing escaped commodification.” Beckert here refers to commodities in the loose, colloquial sense of “products that…
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Americans Seem to Be Falling Out of Love With Capitalism
In reality, they “are seizing people using firearms, physical violence, and warehouse detentions,” and whisking away American citizens as well. Further, she wrote, Kavanaugh incorrectly…
What Americans think about socialism and capitalism, according to a new Gallup poll
For years, Republicans have disparaged their political rivals by describing them as socialists. But that may not be the insult it once was for rank-and-file Democrats, who have warmed to…
Democrats: Don’t Let Trump Define What State Capitalism Can Be
Importantly, this is not just a story about China. State enterprises account for over 20 percent of the largest companies in the world, and include iconic companies like Renault,…
Did Racial Capitalism Set the Bronx on Fire?
Sometimes people say exactly the right thing. Other times, they don’t, and we just pretend that they did. When eighteenth-century Parisians clamored for bread, did Marie Antoinette…
‘Sorella di Clausura’ Director Ivana Mladenovic on ‘Truck-Driver’ Comedy, Balkan Notions of ‘Good Taste’ and Sex Under Late-Stage Capitalism
Fresh off its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival, Romania-based Serbian director Ivana Mladenović’s riotous fourth feature, “Sorella di Clausura,” arrives at the…
5 lessons about capitalism from ‘The Gilded Age’
Historical period dramas are not only highly entertaining but also can serve as bigger metaphors for modern audiences. Wrapped up in the elaborate costumes and stylized language, there are…
Corporate America soured on ‘business for good.’ Here’s how to reframe conscious capitalism
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from…
‘Mickey 17’ First Reactions Praise Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Zany’ and ‘Deeply Chaotic’ Return as the ‘Perfect Allegory for the Hellscape Stage of Capitalism We’re in’
It’s been nearly six years since Bong Joon Ho‘s last feature “Parasite” debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, beginning a months-long rollout that ended with it becoming the first foreign…
Reshaping the debate: Is capitalism the cause of global inequality?
4 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 11:51 PM IST In 2014, the French economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century became an international sensation, reshaping the…