Being Against Capitalism Isn’t Enough: Socialists need more than a critique of capitalism. We need a concrete account of how a socialist economy could work — and ...
jacobin.com/2026/10/capitalism-socialism-economy-planning-cooperatives
What Makes Somebody a Marxist?: Marxism is a social theory about how the world works, and how to change it. Anyone committed to understanding and changing the ...
jacobin.com/2026/10/marxism-social-theory-class-exploitation
Anwar Shaikh’s Analysis of Capitalism Is Vital for the Left: In studying with Anwar Shaikh, economist Howard Botwinick learned that Karl Marx’s account of ...
jacobin.com/2026/10/marx-shaikh-competition-inequality-labor
Capitalism didn't invent markets.
It made people dependent on them to survive: How Should Socialists Relate to the Market?
Barron's Oct 03
Capitalism Is Out of Style. Both Parties Are to Blame.: Republicans and Democrats’ bad economic policies have turned the public hostile to capitalism ...
barrons.com/articles/capitalism-is-out-of-style-both-parties-are-to-blame-6fae44d3
“Maakom,” hosted by veteran TV presenter Mona El Shazly, airs the historic speech by former Egyptian President Mohamed Anwar Sadat celebrating Egypt’s October ... Show more
Sven Beckert, historian: ‘Capitalism is not natural; in fact it is very strange’: In a monumental book now translated into Spanish, the German-American scholar ...
english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-09-29/sven-beckert-historian-capitalism-is-not-natural-in-fact-it-is-very-strange.html
OpinionIf It Ain’t Broke, Break It: How We Ruined India We Built Over Decades: In 2016, crony capitalism accounted for three per cent of India’s GDP. In 2023 ...
deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/if-it-aint-broke-break-it-how-we-ruined-india-we-built-over-decades-1991354
Socialism is More Popular Than Ever in the U.S., According to Polls: Forty-three percent of Americans have a positive view of socialism, the highest share since ...
time.com/article/2026/09/25/socialism-is-more-popular-than-ever-in-the-u-s-according-to-polls/
What Cedric Robinson’s Black Marxism Gets Wrong: Cedric Robinson’s Black Marxism has become a touchstone for the Left on race and capitalism ...
jacobin.com/2026/09/nimtz-robinson-black-nationalism-marxism
Social Democracy Won the Century and Lost the Future: Social democracy transformed the 20th century, giving working people a share of wealth and power their ...
jacobin.com/2026/09/social-democracy-socialism-sweden-palme
Democracy May Survive Trump, but It Looks Like Capitalism Might Not: The “businessman” with “private sector” experience is exactly the person who might bring not ...
newrepublic.com/post/215582/democracy-trump-capitalism-iran-economy
Under Capitalism, Democracy is Always For Sale: Beneath the row over Reform donors there is a simple fact: our system is one in which politicians can be bought.
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/under-capitalism-democracy-is-always-for-sale
“The Common Good Economy”: Economist Mariana Mazzucato on Failures of U.S. Capitalism
democracynow.org/2026/9/15/mariana_mazzucato_capitalism
What if the communist project had succeeded?: Capitalism is broken, “spiralling towards authoritarianism, penury and war”, and liberal democracy is “imploding” ...
newstatesman.com/culture/books/book-of-the-day/2026/09/what-if-communist-project-succeeded
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OpinionIn Germany as in the US, Fascism Rises When the Rich Rewrite the Rules: History tells us that when ordinary people are forced to watch the rich buy their ...
commondreams.org/opinion/fascism-unregulated-capitalism
Letters: Parties aren’t working for you | Twisted justice | More than labels: Democrats and Republicans don't listen to the individual — leaving us ...
orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/10/letters-parties-arent-working-for-you-twisted-justice-more-than-labels/
Annual Venture Dallas moves to Old Parkland for 6th iteration: The sixth annual Venture Dallas conference will take place on Oct. 22 at Old Parkland ...
dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/article/annual-venture-dallas-moves-old-parkland-6th-22417871.php
OpinionLetter: Capitalism was sold as the epitome of freedom of choice. It is now nearly the opposite.
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/03/letter-capitalism-was-sold-epitome/
First Civilization VII DLC Goes to the One Place That Hasn't Been Corrupted by Capitalism
dualshockers.com/first-civilization-vii-dlc-goes-to-the-one-place-that-hasnt-been-corrupted-by-capitalism/
Space Sep 05
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 226 — Who Owns The Moon?: On Episode 226 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr ...
space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-226-who-owns-the-moon
OpinionEveryman Economics: Why Growth Requires Measuring More than GDP: GDP can tell us how the economy is performing without telling us how Americans are faring.
time.com/article/2026/09/05/economics-capitalism-growth-inequality-gdp/
Terror Lists to Shield the Gangster Capitalism of a Lunatic State: From ICE Raids to Palestine
palestinechronicle.com/terror-lists-to-shield-the-gangster-capitalism-of-a-lunatic-state-from-ice-raids-to-palestine/
James Talarico Demanded ‘Dismantling’ of Capitalism in 2020 – Now His Spox Calls Him ‘Pr ...
mediaite.com/media/news/james-talarico-demanded-dismantling-of-capitalism-in-2020-now-his-spox-calls-him-proud-capitalist/
Yes, Let’s Talk About the Cookshops of the Future: Karl Marx’s anti-utopian line is often used to avoid discussion about what socialism would be like ...
jacobin.com/2026/08/capitalism-socialism-markets-values-marxism
Nancy Fraser’s Theory of Capitalism Is Politically Vital: Nancy Fraser has broadened her understanding of how capitalism works and why it relies on multiple ...
jacobin.com/2026/08/nancy-fraser-capitalism-critical-theory
OpinionYou’re Living Longer, Americans: Capitalism and pharma are delivering cures that increase life expectancy.
wsj.com/opinion/cdc-america-lifespan-pharma-capitalism-310e5952
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In the debate of capitalism vs. socialism, one writer says both have failed in different ways and new “-isms” are needed to describe the middle ground ... Show more
Letters: Capitalism isn’t the answer | Avoid old labels | Trump’s name everywhere – Orlando Sentinel
Letters: Capitalism isn’t the answer | Avoid old labels | Trump’s name everywhere – Orlando Sentinel
NEW POLL: Democrats Have a More Positive View of Socialism Than Capitalism By a Whopping 26-Point Margin
mediaite.com/media/news/new-poll-democrats-have-a-more-positive-view-of-socialism-than-capitalism-by-a-whopping-26-point-margin/
Gen Z Isn’t Apolitical. It’s Lost Faith in Capitalism.: Gen Z is often dismissed as apathetic. But interviews with leading scholars suggest otherwise: a ...
jacobin.com/2026/08/generation-z-precarity-inequality-class-capitalism
Capitalism promises that if you work hard you can attain security and a better life.
But for Gen Z, coming of age at a time of precarity, debt ... Show more
Gen Z Isn’t Apolitical. It’s Lost Faith in Capitalism.
Gen Z Isn’t Apolitical. It’s Lost Faith in Capitalism.
Memo to Those Who Fear Socialism: Why Don’t You
Try Fix Capitalism?: People alarmed about socialism’s poll numbers ought to pay more attention to how capitalism ...
newrepublic.com/article/214122/fear-socialism-try-fix-capitalism
30 Scary Photos Of Late-Stage Capitalism: "Employees are required to eat at home and are not allowed to bring outside food into the restaurant."
buzzfeed.com/ajanibazile/notes-ads-late-stage-capitalism
Fully-Automated Luxury Space Capitalism—This Week on VICE: Members Only: The war between the old world and the new world rages on, behind the paywall this week.
vice.com/en/article/fully-automated-luxury-space-capitalism-this-week-on-vice-members-only/
Capitalism’s status hierarchy is being upturned: One of the modern world’s most powerful forces is among its least understood
economist.com/business/2026/07/22/capitalisms-status-hierarchy-is-being-upturned
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Republicans Are Souring on Capitalism: A survey has found that 61 percent of Republicans view capitalism favorably, down from 72 percent in 2019.
newsweek.com/republicans-are-souring-capitalism-12253851
Capitalism’s status hierarchy is being upturned: One of the modern world’s most powerful forces is among its least understood
economist.com/business/2026/07/22/capitalisms-status-hierarchy-is-being-upturned
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hamiltonnolan.com Aug 02
Enshittification Relies on Broken Economic Math: Pay no attention to the externalities behind the curtain.
hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittification-relies-on-broken
Opinion | JD Vance ‘Fixes’ Capitalism: Republicans used to have more faith in freedom than in bureaucrats.
on.wsj.com/4was31U
Was Ancient Greece Capitalist? The Truth About Its Economy: Ancient Greece had markets, banking, entrepreneurs, and private property. So why do historians say it ...
greekreporter.com/2026/08/04/was-ancient-greece-capitalist/
Business needs to adjust its political antennae: A new book suggests that the ways in which CEOs define the relationship between politics and business will shape ...
strategy-business.com/article/Business-needs-to-adjust-its-political-antennae
Los Angeles Review of Books Jul 23
Capitalism’s ‘Metabolic Rift’ | Los Angeles Review of Books: Kohei Saito’s new book offers a compelling account of Marx’s development as an ecosocialist thinker.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/kohei-saito-capital-from-zero/
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OpinionOpinion | Don’t Let This Useless Debate Distract You, Democrats: A battle over idealized economic systems doesn’t help Democratic candidates.
nytimes.com/2026/07/19/opinion/democrats-capitalism-socialism.html
OpinionAI Will Supercharge Surveillance Capitalism: Courtney C. Radsch warns that whereas social media inferred your inner life from behavior ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/ai-companies-to-launch-ads-based-on-users-inner-thoughts-by-courtney-c-radsch-2026-07
OpinionTrump’s Un-American Capitalism: Joseph E. Stiglitz considers the long-run political and economic costs of the US president's thuggish cronyism.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-thuggery-capitalism-corruption-cronyism-against-democracy-and-economic-growth-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-2026-06
Romantic Love and Family Are Not the Enemy: Dating apps and sex-segregated online communities are intensifying resentment between the genders ...
jacobin.com/2026/07/love-family-gender-heteropessimism-incels-feminism
‘Go To Europe!’: MAGA Lawmaker Goes Off On Democratic Socialists In Wild Rant: Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) defended American capitalism in an appearance on ...
huffpost.com/entry/maga-rep-explodes-on-democratic-socialists_n_6a46dcf3e4b001e08fc5b243
Exclusive | America’s Support for Capitalism Has Declined Over Last Decade, WSJ Poll Shows
wsj.com/politics/policy/wsj-poll-usa250-capitalism-democracy-940af905
Paid articlePaywall Exclusive | America’s Support for Capitalism Has Declined Over Last Decade, WSJ Poll Shows
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Paid articlePaywallDiscussing the World After Capitalism: Eventbrite - Jacobin presents Discussing the World After Capitalism - Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Mayday Space, Brooklyn, NY ...
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Opinion250 Years of American State Capitalism: Shang-Jin Wei shows that the US state has pragmatically intervened in markets and the economy since day one.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/american-state-capitalism-started-under-george-washington-never-ceased-by-shang-jin-wei-2026-07
Jeff Bezos 'Made All of Our Lives So Much Better,' Says Billionaire Investor Tim Draper - Amazon.com (NAS
benzinga.com/personal-finance/entrepreneurship/26/07/60268836/jeff-bezos-made-all-of-our-lives-so-much-better-says-billionaire-investor-tim-draper
Europe is Burning: Deadly Heatwave Exposes Criminality of Fossil Capitalism, Economy of Genocide
palestinechronicle.com/europe-is-burning-deadly-heatwave-exposes-criminality-of-fossil-capitalism-economy-of-genocide/
What would our lives look like if we no longer had to work? As a thought experiment I tried to imagine
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/04/ai-disruption-dystopia-dont-need-to-work-capitalism-free-time
Opinion250 Years of American State Capitalism: Shang-Jin Wei shows that the US state has pragmatically intervened in markets and the economy since day one.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/american-state-capitalism-started-under-george-washington-never-ceased-by-shang-jin-wei-2026-07
Yeni Safak English Jun 30
On the Arab League's new Secretary-General...: Nabil Fahmy, the new Secretary-General of the Arab League, officially assumed his post today, July 1, 2026 ...
en.yenisafak.com/columns/taha-kilinc/on-the-arab-leagues-new-secretary-general-3720227
The Korea Times Jun 27
OpinionLatte Stage Capitalism: To talk about the café economy in Seoul is to talk about an architecture of disappointment. A noisy and rumbunctious ever-moving organism ...
koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20260627/latte-stage-capitalism
Contemporary Capitalism Is Brutally Competitive: Advocates of the “political capitalism” and “monopoly capital” theories argue that capitalism is stagnating ...
jacobin.com/2026/06/brenner-foster-rent-monopoly-capitalism
OpinionTrump's state-led capitalism risks eroding established US institutions: The Republican Party, by contrast, has tacitly endorsed Mr Trump's thuggish capitalism ...
business-standard.com/opinion/columns/trump-s-state-led-capitalism-risks-eroding-established-us-institutions-126062501441_1.html
OpinionTrump’s Un-American Capitalism: Joseph E. Stiglitz considers the long-run political and economic costs of the US president's thuggish cronyism.
project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-thuggery-capitalism-corruption-cronyism-against-democracy-and-economic-growth-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-2026-06
What is Nick Land’s philosophy of accelerationism really?: Terrorists and tech bros alike view accelerationism as a revolutionary weapon. Nick Land glimpsed ...
aeon.co/essays/what-is-nick-lands-philosophy-of-accelerationism-really
BusinessDesk Jun 20
OpinionI Love Capitalism: I Love Capitalism is a 2018 memoir by Ken Langone, the co-founder of Home Depot. It’s a fantastic read ...
businessdesk.co.nz/article/opinion/i-love-capitalism
Paid articlePaywallSlavery Was Crucial for the Development of Capitalism: Historian Robin Blackburn has completed a trilogy of books that provide a comprehensive Marxist account of ...
jacobin.com/2024/04/robin-blackburn-the-reckoning-slavery-capitalism
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Thursday presented lawmakers with a broad package of economic reforms backed by the Communist Party and former leader ... Show more
Cuba turns capitalist? PM Manuel Marrero unveils biggest ever free market reforms amid US pressure
Cuba turns capitalist? PM Manuel Marrero unveils biggest ever free market reforms amid US pressure
Capitalism’s Creature: Antara Haldar fears that the country's founding principles have given rise to a system that no longer serves them.
project-syndicate.org/magazine/american-dream-faltering-under-todays-capitalism-by-antara-haldar-2026-06
No Babies? Blame Capitalism.: Commentators are pinning low fertility rates on everything from feminism to smartphones. But they miss one glaring factor: ...
jacobin.com/2026/06/birth-rates-capitalism-socialism-germany
The Bulwark Jun 13
SpaceX, Late-Stage Capitalism, and the Trillionaire’s Race War: Everything, everywhere, all at once.
thebulwark.com/p/spacex-late-stage-capitalism-trillionaire-race-war-elon-musk-ipo-x
91-year-old Stanford economist has a radical idea to save democracy: In “Private Power and Democracy’s Decline,” Stanford University economist Mordecai Kurz ...
sfchronicle.com/entertainment/books/article/mordecai-kurz-stanford-capitalism-democracy-22204783.php
The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond: The Nation Magazine
thenation.com/article/society/american-capitalism-and-race/
The Knicks represent New York—and capitalism—at its best: That is why New Yorkers love them
economist.com/united-states/2026/06/11/the-knicks-represent-new-york-and-capitalism-at-its-best
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SpaceX, Late-Stage Capitalism, and the Trillionaire’s Race War: Everything, everywhere, all at once.
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Key FactsElon Musk Becomes World's First Trillionaire
Jun 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- SpaceX shares surged nearly 20% on their record-breaking initial public offering.
- The company's valuation topped $2 trillion, surpassing Tesla, Meta, and Walmart.
- SpaceX aims to transport humans to Mars and beyond, backed by cutting-edge AI and satellite tech.
- The IPO created numerous new millionaires and billionaires among employees and investors.
The world will get its first trillionaire while Americans across the country are scraping together every dollar to save for retirement.— Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator
Dr. Bronner’s Has a Plan to Change Capitalism as We Know It: The B Corp and the billionaires’ Giving Pledge are broken—so says the team at Dr. Bronner’s ...
inc.com/jennifer-conrad/dr-bronners-has-a-plan-to-change-capitalism-as-we-know-it/91287836
Capitalism Won’t Collapse on Its Own: Capitalism’s recurring crises have long fueled predictions of its inevitable demise. Vivek Chibber explains why breakdown ...
jacobin.com/2026/05/capitalism-crisis-collapse-socialism-determinism
Capitalism plays a profound and often overlooked role in disincentivizing parenthood.
In a system where social relations are viewed as tenuous contracts ... Show more
No Babies? Blame Capitalism.
No Babies? Blame Capitalism.
Los Angeles Review of Books Jun 05
The Revolution Will Not Be Digitized | Los Angeles Review of Books: How employees in the tech sector see the world, themselves, and the (im)possibility of change ...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/social-codes-tech-workers-class-identity-digital-capitalism/
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Madeleine Sami on capitalism, colonialism and why she has a lot of time for blowflies
thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/03-06-2026/madeleine-sami-on-capitalism-colonialism-and-why-she-has-a-lot-of-time-for-blowflies
The USA Is Living Under Political Capitalism: The form of capitalism we currently live under is one in which wealth extraction depends not on market power but on ...
jacobin.com/2026/06/political-accumulation-capitalism-rent-monopoly
