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American capitalism isn't working for everyone

by Ruchir Sharma
Jun 6, 2024
In his latest book, investor Ruchir Sharma takes a hard look at who's getting left out of the American dream and why.
A lock seen on a gate outside of the U.S. Department of Treasury Building following the bailout of Silicon Valley Bank in 2023.
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"Trading Places"

The unfairness of capitalism

by Ellen Rolfes
Dec 4, 2023
We’re watching “Trading Places” in December.
A screenshot from the trailer of 1983's "Trading Places." From left to right: Don Ameche, Eddie Murphy and Ralph Bellamy.
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What happened to the Buy Nothing Project?

by Kai Ryssdal and Richard Cunningham
May 16, 2023
What started on Facebook evolved into a dysfunctional app and a fractured community, as chronicled by Wired contributor Vauhini Vara.
A screenshot of the Buy Nothing Facebook page. Though the group got its start on the social media site, an effort to raise funds for an app was met with backlash from community members.
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Banks in Turmoil

Here's why the U.S. has so many banks

by Kristin Schwab
May 5, 2023
Deregulation has allowed lenders to operate across state lines, making it easier for banks to merge when they’re in trouble.
"Banking in this country is way more restrictive than in any other of the industrialized countries," says Richard Grossman, an economics professor. 
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How private equity creates a "circle of pain" in the US economy

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Apr 27, 2023
Private equity "is a major driver of the enormous gulf between rich and poor in this country," says author Gretchen Morgenson.
The private equity firm Blackstone Group, led by Stephen A. Schwarzman (center) is among the top buyers in leveraged buyouts over the last several decades.
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Capitalism's response to school shootings

by John Woodrow Cox
Apr 5, 2021
In his new book, "Children Under Fire," John Woodrow Cox writes about how gun violence affects children and the nearly $3 billion market for school security.
Kindergarten students during a lockdown drill in Hawaii in 2003.
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EEC: Documentary Studies

Why rich people tend to think they deserve their money

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Jan 19, 2021
A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
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Reimagining the Economy

Kat Cole's vision for a kinder capitalism

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Candace Manriquez Wrenn
Aug 10, 2020
The president and COO of Focus Brands says "caring for connected stakeholders — employees, customers, vendors" is where our economic system is going.
Kat Cole, president and COO of Focus Brands, supports stakeholders, not just shareholders.
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Reimagining the Economy

Ray Dalio says we need to reform capitalism to make it work for everyone

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
May 29, 2020
"Isn't our objective to work together peacefully and achieve greatness together in a broad way?" Dalio asks.
Dalio says the combination of debt, a large wealth gap and an economic downturn create instability that history has shown leads to extreme conflict.
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How We Give

We should treat inequality as injustice, says Ford Foundation President Darren Walker

by Rose Conlon and David Brancaccio
Dec 20, 2019
"We're getting a distorted capitalism that does not produce shared prosperity," says Walker.
"We're getting a sort of distorted capitalism that does not produce shared prosperity," said Walker.
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