With the constant barrage of news, it is easy to focus on the president’s newest outrage. Less obvious, permanent damage is being done to our republic’s founding principle of “democratic capitalism.” ...

Fans of capitalism like to say it is democratic or that it supports democracy. Some have stretched language so far as to literally equate capitalism with democracy, using the terms interchangeably. No ...

Washington state’s Legislative Building, which houses the Legislature. (GeekWire Photo / Brent Roraback) Longtime Seattle investor and entrepreneur Chris DeVore is managing partner of Founders’ Co-op.

It is common in Western discourse to claim there is a natural connection between capitalism and democracy. Sometimes the two concepts are virtually fused together. I always find this odd because I ...

Laura and Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders delve into politico-economic issues in the news. Is the West’s experiment with social democracy over? Is survival of the richest our fate? In this episode, ...

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How are calling, capitalism and democracy connected? Photo illustration by Valerie Myers. photos by Michael Lee/Getty Images and Thanasis/Getty Images. Ask someone what a calling is, and they’ll ...

The post-election blame game in the United States will not only tear apart the Democratic Party, but will also distract from the elephant in the room. Democracy has been eroded by a socioeconomic ...

Corruption has never been far from the center of American politics. Some of the most notorious scandals stretch from the cronyism of Warren G. Harding to the abuses of power exposed during the ...

Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may end The billionaires of today are unusually aggressive in their hoarding of cultural and ...

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, one of the most vocal supporters of Julian Assange, says the United States must drop its espionage case against the jailed WikiLeaks founder. He faults ...