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capitalism

[kap-i-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əm /


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Doherty was the author of several books, with Reason saying his most notable work was the 2007 study “Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Guest: Jonathan M. Katz, journalist and the author of Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America’s Empire and author of theracket.news newsletter.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Appeared in the December 3, 2025, print edition as 'Billionaire Cash for Kids and Capitalism'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

"Capitalism is a profit and loss system," Mr Wright says.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2023

Capitalism would inch forward, without my actually having to interact face-to-face with another human being.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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