Capitalism

Financial Writer Calls for Boycott of Discretionary Consumer Spending Until Honest Free Market Capitalism is Restored

George Washington's Blog Jun 30

Financial writer Karl Denninger is calling for a boycott of all discretionary consumer spending until free market capitalism is restored. Specifically, Denninger says that we've tried to ask the government and big banks to start acting...

Saving American Capitalism

New York Times Jun 29

The practice of American capitalism has become very different from the theory, Felix Rohatyn, the veteran financier, writes in an opinion piece in The New York Times.

Is the Obama Administration’s Financial System Overhaul Pushing Us Toward State Capitalism?

Contrarian Profits Jun 26

With its regulatory overhaul of the U.S. financial system, the Obama administration has granted the federal government new powers to take over systemically important businesses, but has done so in a way that may well mask a potentially dangerous...

Is the Obama Administration’s Financial System Overhaul Pushing Us Toward State Capitalism?

Money Morning Jun 26

By Shah Gilani Contributing Writer Money Morning With its regulatory overhaul of the U.S. financial system, the Obama administration has granted the federal government new powers to take over systemically important businesses, but has...

Bankruptcy and Capitalism

Market Rubbernecker Jun 22

This is clearly a self-serving position for Branson to take, but his point is exactly right. Bankrupt firms should be allowed to fail. It is how capitalism works. Capitalism doesn't guarantee success. It rewards success and punishes failure....

Capitalism induced metamorphosis

Random marginal thoughts on world's crisis Jun 14

The post on the left was a standard issue at most schools in the ex-USSR. The inscription says "Study well, and all roads will be open to you." The boy is dreaming of becoming a cosmonaut. I vividly remember being a school boy and seeing this...

Capitalism Nowadays

Forex Analysis Jun 13

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell three of them to your...

IS AMERICAN CAPITALISM DISCREDITED?

THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST Jun 12

Joseph Stiglitz is out with a Vanity Fair article that is harshly critical of American capitalism. His conclusion is that the system that built this great country has been discredited. He writes: Every crisis comes to an end—and, bleak as...

More Shareholders Rights? YES!!!

Dual Income No Kids Jun 11

Hi All, Its rare when there is an financial policy coming out of Washington DC that I am happy about. Well, recently, Barney Frank and others have been promoting the idea of strengthening shareholders rights as a way to curb excessive...

A Pathological Mutation of Capitalism

Stock Market Prognosticator Jun 6

I wanted to share an interesting video from a lecture series at the National Constitution Center entitled "The Culture that Spawned the Crisis: A Closer Look." Several speakers argue that the changing culture of the United States led to the...

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