capital and labor

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It’s nothing a grand profit-sharing plan wouldn’t fix, if there are any modern Henry Fords out there interested in restoring the balance between capital and labor.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The split between capital and labor began measurably in 1970, and the gap has only increased since.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The divergence between capital and labor helps explain the disconnect between a buoyant economy and pessimistic households.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Andrew Jackson, slayer of the national bank, intensified tensions between capital and labor, and between elites and the rest.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023

The more the middle-classes lost their social importance, the less they proved capable of playing the part of an authoritative arbitral judge in the historical conflict between capital and labor.

From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Trotzky, Leon Davidovich