capitalism
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One wonders if Mr. Lindsey thinks capitalism is preventing people from organizing community gardens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Critics once argued that capitalism bred poverty and squalor.
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
Unfusing a participle can make a sentence clumsy or pretentious: Any alleged evils of capitalism are simply the result of people’s being free to choose.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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