Sven Beckert, a Harvard professor, has written a very long history of capitalism. As its subtitle suggests, ‘Capitalism: A Global History’ covers all of the inhabited world and spans a millennium, ...

For years, Republicans have disparaged their political rivals by describing them as socialists. But that may not be the insult it once was for rank-and-file Democrats, who have warmed to socialism and ...

While the term has largely gone out of style, robber baron was an expression used to negatively describe powerful American businessmen of the 19th century. It was applied to those who were viewed as ...

President Donald Trump’s increasing control over businesses and the economy is being described by some commentators as “state capitalism”—a mix between socialism and capitalism. But the term “state ...