capitalism

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In “The Permanent Problem,” Brink Lindsey contends that capitalism has “delivered” in providing mass abundance, but now that “the task is to convert material plenty into widespread spiritual riches, it is floundering.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

An inside student might say that prisons in eastern Oregon used to be mental institutions and Army barracks; an outside student might speak about modernity and the need for discipline and control under capitalism.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Campaigning on the promise of "capitalism for everyone," Paz had secured the support of rural and Indigenous communities known as "deep Bolivia," according to political scientist Adriana Rodriguez.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Is it unbelievably corny and retro to say free-market capitalism was built for the little guy?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But I referred them to an article I wrote in 1956 for Liberation in which I said that the Freedom Charter was not a blueprint for socialism but for African-style capitalism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela