We also wanted to hear directly from you, our readers, about how America's economic system has shaped your life. Hundreds of you weighed in, and several people agreed to be interviewed to share more ...

Capitalism: It's worth understanding how it actually works. Peter Dazeley / Getty Images Fifty years ago, capitalism in the West was based on manufacturing which provided well-paid, lifelong jobs and ...

Now that so many people have realized that the capitalist system is riddled with problems, they want a clear explanation about the functioning of the system. They are dissatisfied and impatient with ...

Local zoning policy in America is dreadful. There’s robust evidence it increases housing prices by restricting supply, making many cities unlivable for people with low or modest incomes. Yet despite ...

Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio became a capitalist by definition at the age of 12 (when he started putting money earned from odd jobs into the stock market) and has since been a firm believer in ...

Mike Baxter is a man who loves capitalism and wants to share that love with Jen, the teenager he tolerates, on Thursday’s “Last Man Standing.” He just needs to whip up a good example of the whole ...