Sven Beckert, a Harvard professor, has written a very long history of capitalism. As its subtitle suggests, ‘Capitalism: A Global History’ covers all of the inhabited world and spans a millennium, ...

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 ...

Yaron Brook (left) debates Bhaskar Sunkara (middle) on capitalism vs. socialism at Berger Hall on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus on Nov. 13, 2025. Around 150 people watched two ...

As both right- and left-leaning forms of socialism gain traction in pockets across America, we risk losing sight of the core principles that made it the most prosperous, innovative, and ...

For years, Republicans have disparaged their political rivals by describing them as socialists. But that may not be the insult it once was for rank-and-file Democrats, who have warmed to socialism and ...

With a proclaimed socialist, and some claiming the individual is actually a communist, running in the New York City mayoral race, a renewed debate about the three “isms” of socialism, communism and ...

People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, "College students prefer socialism to capitalism." Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells students that. He says the Soviet Union "was ...

A recent Gallup poll finds that Americans view capitalism more positively than socialism; the 54% viewing capitalism ...

President Donald Trump’s increasing control over businesses and the economy is being described by some commentators as “state capitalism”—a mix between socialism and capitalism. But the term “state ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand how the public views socialism and capitalism. For this analysis, we surveyed 7,647 adults from Aug. 1-14, 2022. The survey was primarily ...

President Donald Trump's Intel deal has faced bipartisan backlash, with critics raising concerns that it is a break from traditional American capitalism. Economists told Newsweek whether they view the ...