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capitalism

[kap-i-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əm /


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One of the great things about capitalism and the stock market is that with a few dollars and the click of a mouse, anyone can make themselves the partial owner of a business.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

This is how state capitalism takes root—not in a single dramatic leap, but through a series of interventions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"What you see them do is navigate a world with the constructs of capitalism," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“Free-market industry and capitalism at their best. It’s like watching a really good documentary about business. Far-out.”

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen




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