capitalism
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Capitalism can make us wealthy but it cannot, and never claimed to, make us whole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
Hansen, who is Black and specializes in addiction psychiatry, also co-authored the book “Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024
Capitalism has a tendency to increase technologies and promote innovations because of market competition.
From Salon • May 3, 2024
“But this is groovy. Capitalism plus publicity equals monster commerce.”
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing capitalism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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