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

Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a ...

The nation’s top economic statistician was fired. Central bank independence is being undermined. The federal government is buying chunks of private companies and demanding cuts of revenue streams.

In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...

For decades — or perhaps centuries — collapse has been underway: the fragmentation of social, economic, and political order; the hollowing-out of law at both domestic and international levels; and the ...

Introduction : a democratic impulse -- Food co-operatives before the Depression -- Food co-operatives, 1930s to 1950s -- Ithaca Consumer Co-operative Society -- The Hyde Park Co-operative Society -- ...

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...

Hong Kong isn't the only place suffering from government meddling. As a chapter of the report released early as a standalone publication ("U.S. Economic Freedom in a Trade War") makes clear, America's ...

While India has long prided itself on being the world’s largest democracy, recent trends indicate a move away from pluralism ...

Experts at the Athens Democracy Forum this week will explore the challenges to democracy, from artificial intelligence and subversion to complacency and inequality.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have won the Nobel memorial prize in economics for explaining innovation-driven ...