Scotland—My recent travel in London and Scotland reminded me of my college days at the University of the Philippines School ...

This is the first part of a two-part article. Throughout the history of capitalism and its recurrent crises, various theories have been brought forward by “left” theorists who maintain that these ...

In my view, Karl Marx's analysis of capitalism is really powerful and important. I think the best formulation of this analysis is in his book Capital, Volume 1. Joseph Kay recently wrote a blog post ...

What you need to know about these social, political, and economic theories Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and ...

Stephanie Kelton, a professor of economics and public policy, formerly chief economist on the US Senate Budget Committee with the endorsement of Bernie Sanders, is a leading proponent of modern ...

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870-1924) is best known for his role in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the founding of the Soviet Union. Lenin symbolized for many people the principles and ideas of the ...

For half a century, bad economics has provided intellectual cover for bad government. Those in charge preferred economists who would validate free-market fantasies, even though they had been disproven ...

So often we take the meaning of terms for granted without knowing their complicated histories and changing definitions. “Capitalism” is one such example. In his new book, Capitalism: The Story Behind ...

Entrepreneur Nick Hanauer and scholar Eric Beinhocker advocate "market humanism" as a framework for reforming capitalism.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One evening in December, after a long day working from home, Jennifer Drouin, 30, headed out to buy groceries in central Amsterdam ...

This is the second part of an article. Part one is available here. Historically, gold emerged as the money commodity. Over the past century and more, fiat money issued by the state has come to replace ...