capitalism

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In a recent opinion article in Time magazine, Torres, the economist, urged Havana to "resist the temptation to leap from bureaucratic centralism to a harsh, socially detached form of capitalism."

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

He has been talking up his economic credentials in recent weeks, arguing for a vision of "progressive capitalism" – and his allies are lobbying for him to get the keys to No 11.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Doctorow proposes this is essentially what happens when humans are ridden by tech, as when the poverty-level wages and surveillance capitalism of Uber, Amazon and other is powered by AI algorithms.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

The play is often seen as a moralizing critique of the pernicious destructiveness of capitalism, the soul-destroying “rat race” that Willy Loman so resoundingly loses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

In it, I attempted to trace the evolution of economic man from the earliest times up to the present, sketching out the path from ancient communal societies to feudalism to capitalism and socialism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela