"Everybody knows that the dice are loaded," sang Leonard Cohen. "The poor stay poor, the rich get rich. That's how it goes." Those lines, written in the late 1980s, could serve as an anthem for our ...

In a bold new history, Sven Beckert traces the origins of our modern economy, from global port cities to the halls of power. Centuries ago, Beckert writes, investors traveled to remote corners of the ...

"To understand capitalism, we need to be able to see it." Sounds simple, sure. But when Sven Beckert shares this observation, just a few pages into Capitalism: A Global History, the Harvard professor ...

In September, 1639, John Winthrop, the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, recorded in his journal a dreadful tale of Puritan true crime. One Robert Keayne had prospered as a London merchant ...

Among the scourges of racial oppression, 17th-century Barbados was an island unto itself, a British colony that operated on its own insidious principles, turbo-charging vast wealth on the bodies of ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Monday, a Durham County jury awarded a woman the third-highest award in North Carolina history for an alienation of affection case. A civil lawsuit was filed in 2024 by Akira ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: Capitalism is good. It rewards innovation and creativity and results in prosperity. In theory, all ...

The trial has gone viral not only for the evidence but also because of the millions being sought. TikTok creator Brenay Kennard, known online as @LifeofBrenay, is defending herself in an “alienation ...

In May 2024, Akira Montague filed a legal complaint against Brenay Kennard, who boasts over 3 million followers on social media Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers ...

The share of registered voters with positive views of capitalism has dropped under 50% for the first time in seven years of NBC News polling on the issue — a shift that comes as some democratic ...

Many of my patients would like to see the category of “capitalist depression” in the next DSM. They say things such as, “I don't think 90% of the people who I interact with today— besides family ...

The 20th century was the best of times and the worst of times. On the dark side, as many as 270 million citizens were estimated to have been killed by governments that describe themselves as ...