On Monday morning, the world lost more than a religious leader. We lost a moral compass. A global shepherd for the poor. A gentle warrior who dared to tell the powerful the truth about their ...

President Barack Obama will sign into law today the $787-billion economic stimulus bill passed last week by Congress. Debate continues about the merits of the legislation, in terms of whether it will ...

Sarah Palin appeared on Sean Hannity‘s show tonight to talk about the continuing “fiscal cliff” fight, as well as new poll numbers showing most Democrats view socialism and the federal government ...

The standard of living that an average (median) American enjoys is vastly higher than it has been at any time in history and is vastly higher than what people in most other countries have. To the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) While many people bandy around the term “capitalism,” it actually comes in many ...

Modern American capitalism makes rich corporate titans massively richer but leaves the rest of us behind. The economically irrational but psychologically rational objective of preserving their elitist ...

The rise of self-described “democratic socialist” Bernie Sanders is just one symptom of America’s growing frustration with capitalism. Capitalists often are depicted as the villains in popular media, ...