capitalism
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Is it unbelievably corny and retro to say free-market capitalism was built for the little guy?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
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
Once considered a canny innovator, and then, with his purchase of the flailing Washington Post, a white knight, he has since become the embodiment of capitalism run amok.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Our selfishness, she continues, is the reason capitalism works.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 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
Vocabulary lists containing capitalism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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