In her economic speech in Pittsburg last week, Vice President Kamala Harris declared, “I am a capitalist.” Earlier, she had told Wall Street and fashion titans (capitalists all) in the Hamptons that ...

Capitalism has long been heralded by many economists as the best economic system around, rewarding — and therefore encouraging — competition and innovation, creating wealth, stimulating growth and ...

Americans’ approval of capitalism has plunged to a record low, while their support for socialism has ticked up slightly in recent years, a new Gallup poll shows. Only 54% of US adults surveyed said ...

Capitalism is in crisis. The pandemic could change it forever, in favor of workers and those in greatest need. Covid has put a magnifying glass over the many inequalities of the US economy and society ...

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Capitalism gets a lot of hate. I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, "horrifying inequality," and even, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz, "accelerating climate change." ...

Blaming “late-stage capitalism” for everything from dating apps to the rise of Donald Trump has been a routine bit of hip-lefty snark for some years now. It’s a nod to the Marxist idea that the ...

What Americans Think About Socialism and Capitalism, According to a New Gallup Poll WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republicans have disparaged their political rivals by describing them as socialists.

The socialist brand is on the rise, according to recent polling, fueling the left flank of the Democratic Party to argue its ideology is becoming more mainstream. Shortly after Gallup released data ...

Americans' faith in capitalism is declining, according to a new Gallup poll. The number of Americans saying they view capitalism positively in 2025 is 54 percent, down from 60 percent in 2021.

Just more than half of U.S. adults in a new survey say they support capitalism, a record low since Gallup began asking the question 15 years ago. In Monday’s Gallup poll, 54 percent of Americans say ...

Just as cotton, and with it slavery, became key to the U.S. economy, it also moved to the center of the world economy and its most consequential transformations: the creation of a globally ...