capitalism
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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
Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
This is how state capitalism takes root—not in a single dramatic leap, but through a series of interventions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
"What you see them do is navigate a world with the constructs of capitalism," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I intend to draw Miss Trixie out rather shortly; 1 suspect that this Medusa of capitalism has many valuable insights and more than one pithy observation to offer.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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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