capitalism
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Every trade show, whether promoting wrenches or weathervanes, is a vibrant advertisement for capitalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
One of the great things about capitalism and the stock market is that with a few dollars and the click of a mouse, anyone can make themselves the partial owner of a business.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Once considered a canny innovator, and then, with his purchase of the flailing Washington Post, a white knight, he has since become the embodiment of capitalism run amok.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The surveillance capitalism system requires people to unwittingly participate in a manipulative cycle of group- and self-surveillance.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Europe’s fragmentation did, and China’s unity didn’t, foster the advance of technology, science, and capitalism by fostering competition between states and providing innovators with alternative sources of support and havens from persecution.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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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