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Sunday, August 17, 2025
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Topic: Capitalism

Do capitalists hold power in a democracy? Their control over govts is same as voters

Ask some people about India’s ever-worsening income inequality, and they will say it has nothing to do with the power of big business. To them, political theorist Brian Barry says: you cannot have it both ways.

Capitalism is dead, and a former Greek minister knows who killed it

For Yanis Varoufakis, we're living through a tech-driven economic revolution. He challenges us to come to terms with what has happened in the era of Big Tech & Big Finance.

Why permanently cutting interest rates to zero can purge capitalism of its evils

A viable compromise could be struck: Rewarding entrepreneurship without compounding inequality or incentivising the unsustainable use of resources.

SubscriberWrites: India needs its private sector to thrive for better opportunities and new political ideology

Thank you dear subscribers, we are overwhelmed with your response. India since independence has gone through several economic transformations; from a moderate socialist state in...

Capitalism isn’t too bad — its impact on poverty isn’t what you think it is, new study says

The effect was negative until workers were empowered and treated fairly. Dignity and respect are tenets of stakeholder capitalism.

SubscriberWrites: Seeing Adam Smith as capitalism apologist devoid of ethics misses the mark

First published in 1776, Adam Smith’s thoughts in the famous book ‘Wealth of Nations’ have been widely used as a reference point for the marketplace as we see it today, writes Jyoti Lahiri.

Letting go of bureaucratic stranglehold is the only way forward for Indian economy

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Dharma, Hinduness, rashtra — a glossary on Hindutva-Hinduism debate & what it means for RSS

New Delhi: Detractors who term ‘Hindutva’ an aggressive and political ideology have again kicked off a debate over ‘Hinduism vs Hindutva’ and ‘soft vs...

How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism to create a new communism

Technology and AI are communism 2.0’s largely bloodless methods for extending total control over the population, making sure that every individual toes the party line.

SubscriberWrites: China’s recent crackdowns attempt to control its experiment with socialism and capitalism

President Xi's recent public statements and actions indicate that China is pivoting away from a free-market economy to a more governed way of dictating the market forces.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?