Sven Beckert’s doorstop of a book is supremely ambitious, an insightful and well-illustrated history by the Harvard historian ...

In a new global history, capitalism is an inescapable vibe—responsible for everything, everywhere, all at once.

In a bold new history, Sven Beckert traces the origins of our modern economy, from global port cities to the halls of power.

The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American Revolution, no one was more responsible for setting capitalism’s ...

Since the re-election of President Donald Trump, many prominent American corporations, including Amazon, Meta, and Target, have abandoned their diversity efforts just a few years after launching them ...

Augustine Sedgewick is the author of Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug. His latest book is Fatherhood: A History of Love and Power. Of all the explosive tax revolts ...

There seems to be no advanced industrial democracy in the world more politically divided, or politically dysfunctional, than the United States. Recently I have been asking myself, “how did we get to ...

Economic collapse shattered Germany in the 1930s, allowing fascism to rise from the wreckage. Amid national humiliation and mass unemployment, Hitler exploited the public fear, redirected economic ...

Capitalism has long been heralded by many economists as the best economic system around, rewarding — and therefore encouraging — competition and innovation, creating wealth, stimulating growth and ...

Here is an inconvenient truth: our forebears used the unrestrained free market to effect a staggering destruction of continental wildlife, an unforgivable crime against evolution in America. They ...

In recent decades, the American economy has been characterized by rising inequality, shrinking free time, and the growing ...

As we approach our country’s 250 th birthday, there is no better time to reflect on where we have been and how we got here. Yet Americans are surprisingly ignorant about our past. One reason: So much ...