Tag Archives: Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy)

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 15, 2021
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The Mogul in Search of a Kinder, Gentler Capitalism

Lynn Forester de Rothschild, founder of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, believes change will come when hedge fund billionaires and Pope Francis work together.

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The New York Times 6:30 pm on May 8, 2021
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Is Capitalism Killing Conservatism?

The conservative responses to stagnation and decay are incoherent and insufficient. But do liberals have any?

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #conservatism-us-politics, #europe, #huxley-aldous, #liberalism-us-politics, #social-conditions-and-trends, #united-states

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 23, 2021
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Noam Chomsky’s Theory of the Good Life

The legendary leftist intellectual discusses anarchism, human nature, Joe Biden and more.

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The New York Times 5:35 pm on February 19, 2021
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The Lockdown Showed How the Economy Exploits Women. She Already Knew.

Silvia Federici has been warning for decades of what happens when we undervalue domestic labor.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #elder-care, #future-of-work-2021, #labor-and-jobs, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 19, 2021
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George Saunders on Kindness, Capitalism and the Human Condition

One of America’s greatest living writers explores what it means to be kind in a cruel world.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #commencement-speeches, #kindness, #saunders-george, #tolstoy-leo

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 26, 2021
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The Religious Roots of Our Free Enterprise System

Benjamin M. Friedman’s “Religion and the Rise of Capitalism” reaches back centuries to discover the theological foundations of America’s economic system.

#arminius-jacobus-1560-1609, #books-and-literature, #calvin-john, #calvinism, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #friedman-benjamin-morton, #religion-and-belief, #religion-and-the-rise-of-capitalism-book, #smith-adam-1723-90

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The New York Times 4:25 pm on January 25, 2021
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For Sale: Souvenirs of Capitalism’s Failures

A bustling market for souvenirs of Lehman Brothers, Enron, and other casualties of the system.

#banking-and-financial-institutions, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #collectors-and-collections, #memorabilia-and-souvenirs, #stocks-and-bonds

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The New York Times 11:56 pm on November 19, 2020
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An ‘Electrifying’ Economist’s Guide to the Recovery

Mariana Mazzucato, a professor who has the ears of world leaders and chief executives, envisions a post-pandemic world that redefines what is valued.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #gross-domestic-product, #income-inequality, #mazzucato-mariana, #politics-and-government, #women-and-girls, #womens-rights

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The New York Times 11:19 am on November 14, 2020
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Showing Us How Capitalism Is Amazing, and Inadequate

Why big business needs big government and vice versa.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #federal-aid-us, #pfizer-inc, #public-private-sector-cooperation, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 6, 2020
Tags: Bland Fanatics: Essays (Book), , Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy), , Mishra, Pankaj,   

Book Review: ‘Bland Fanatics,’ by Pankaj Mishra

Mishra’s “Bland Fanatics” argues that many of liberalism’s exalted ideas have collapsed.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 24, 2020
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Whole Foods Founder: ‘The Whole World Is Getting Fat’

John Mackey, who espouses a high-minded version of capitalism, sold his upscale grocery chain to Amazon.

#amazon-com-inc, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #food, #mackey-john-p, #supermarkets-and-grocery-stores, #whole-foods-market-inc

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The New York Times 7:56 am on September 22, 2020
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Stakeholder Capitalism Gets a Report Card. It’s Not Good.

The pandemic and the movement for racial justice have tested corporate pledges to elevate social concerns alongside shareholder interests. A new study finds companies are failing to follow through.

#amazon-com-inc, #benioff-marc, #blackrock-inc, #boards-of-directors, #business-roundtable, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #corporate-social-responsibility, #corporations, #ford-foundation, #marriott-international-inc, #wages-and-salaries

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The New York Times 7:01 pm on September 11, 2020
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A Free Market Manifesto That Changed the World, Reconsidered

Milton Friedman’s libertarian economics influenced presidents and inspired “greed is good.” So what did Friedman get right — and wrong? Today’s business leaders and economists weigh in.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #conservatism-us-politics, #corporate-social-responsibility, #economics-theory-and-philosophy, #friedman-milton, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:26 am on August 7, 2020
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What Will Happen to the Republican Party if Trump Loses in 2020?

The party looks brain-dead at every spot Trump touches. But off in the corners, there’s a lot of intellectual ferment.

#bannon-stephen-k, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #cass-oren, #conservatism-us-politics, #cotton-tom, #cruz-ted, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #international-trade-and-world-market, #presidential-election-of-2020, #reagan-ronald-wilson, #republican-party, #rubio-marco, #sasse-ben, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:38 pm on July 30, 2020
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The Future of American Liberalism

What Biden can learn from F.D.R.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #liberalism-us-politics, #new-deal-1930s, #roosevelt-franklin-delano, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 8:57 pm on July 21, 2020
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12 Artists On: The Financial Crisis

As the pandemic continues to derail the global economy, artists share works that reflect on uncertainty, capitalism and racial injustice.

#art, #bolande-jennifer, #cao-fei-1978, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #dyson-torkwase, #jackson-tomashi, #juliano-villani-jamian-1987, #julien-isaac, #kline-josh-1979, #mokgosi-meleko, #race-and-ethnicity, #recession-and-depression

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 2, 2020
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What Private Equity Reveals About the Myth of Free Markets

The industry has led to more than 1.3 million job losses in the last decade. Neoliberal ideology is to blame.

#banking-and-financial-institutions, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #hayek-friedrich-a, #income-inequality, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #mergers-acquisitions-and-divestitures, #private-equity, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #united-states, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 29, 2020
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What The N.B.A. Can Teach Us About Fixing Income Inequality

While nobody was looking, the N.B.A. figured out how to fight inequality.

#basketball, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #income-inequality, #national-basketball-assn, #socialism-theory-and-philosophy, #united-states-economy, #your-feed-opinionvideo

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The New York Times 9:00 am on June 25, 2020
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If Black Lives Really Matter to the Rich, Philanthropy Isn’t Enough

Philanthropy alone won’t save the American dream.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #high-net-worth-individuals, #income-inequality, #philanthropy, #united-states-economy

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The New York Times 11:39 am on June 24, 2020
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The Activist Investor Done With Finance

Jeff Ubben is leaving the hedge fund he founded for a new venture focused on “inclusive capitalism.” He thinks traditional finance is played out.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #immigration-and-emigration, #justice-department, #stocks-and-bonds, #ubben-jeffrey-w, #valueact-capital-partners, #visas

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The New York Times 10:45 pm on June 9, 2020
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Why Isn’t the Stock Market Reading the Room?

The nation is in crisis, but it’s not the market’s job to care.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #debatable, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #international-trade-and-world-market, #recession-and-depression

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 5, 2020
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Coronavirus Exposes a G.O.P. Divide: Is the Market Always Supreme?

A growing push by lawmakers and policy experts on the right is challenging some of the small-government, free-market tenets at the heart of the Republican Party’s agenda.

#capitalism-theory-and-philosophy, #conservatism-us-politics, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cotton-tom, #international-trade-and-world-market, #republican-party, #rubio-marco, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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