Economic booms sparked by capitalism can lead to inequality and then political upheaval. Democracy and capitalism, however, ...

Speculation isn’t a bug in America’s economic code, but a crucial component part of the engine, writes Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Earlier this year, prominent political leaders turned their attention to economic inequality, announcing a policy manifesto calling for a reinvention of American capitalism. It aims to remedy the ...

The story of American capitalism may have begun with the Founding Fathers, but much of the plot was written in the years since then. Countless people have played a role in morphing the U.S. economic ...

America is dying of loneliness. America is dying of opioid overdoses, guns, isolation, lost jobs, lack of health care, anger, racism, and a bottomless desire to be famous, if only for 15 minutes.

Compared to almost any other economy in the world, the U.S. is in great shape today, but with three important caveats: First, the economic divides are too great. Second, the shortsighted behavior of ...

Over the last nine months, a 10 percent position in a huge semiconductor giant, a 15 percent stake in a materials company, plus a golden share in one of America's venerable steel producers have been ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Donald Trump’s tariffs are wreaking havoc on the global economy while millions of ...

Introduction -- A commercial republic: 1776-1860 -- The two Americas -- The triumph of capitalism: 1865-1914 -- The age of giants -- The revolt against laissez-faire -- The business of America is ...