Democracy, Capitalism and free markets

Caleb Crain on the idea that authoritarianism attracts workers harmed by the free market, which emerged when the Nazis were in power and has been m... (2018)

What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the con... (2023)

Surveys of America’s youngest voters find a rising appeal of socialism, skepticism about capitalism and a more socially conscious outlook that has ... (2017)

In 1988 The Economist invited the philosopher Karl Popper to write an article on democracy. It appeared in the issue of April 23rd that year and ma... (2021)

From the chief economics commentator of the Financial Times, a magnificent reckoning with how and why the marriage between democracy and capitalism... (2023)

Many people in Silicon Valley and San Francisco tech circles might not like Anand Giridharadas' vision for actually changing the world. (2018)

Why free markets need free politics D Democracy is in trouble. Recent survey data paints a sobering picture: Fifty-five percent of Americans say... (2020)