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capitalism

noun as in economic system of private ownership

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Economists offer their own wide-ranging forecasts, but we also wanted to hear what WSJ readers thought, so we asked, “What do you think American capitalism will look like in 50 years?”

The party remains in a debilitating rut, refusing to truly challenge the runaway power of corporate capitalism that has caused ever-widening income inequality.

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Under this unfolding form of American state capitalism, the U.S. is pushing the boundaries of its legal authority to invest billions of dollars in a growing number of companies in return for stock.

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Under this unfolding form of American state capitalism, the U.S. is pushing the boundaries of its legal authority to invest billions of dollars in a growing number of companies in return for stock.

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She asked for a white male manager to identify himself and cleanse the sins of greedy capitalism by agreeing to take a shower onstage.

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