Business Insider spoke to readers in their 20s to 80s about what capitalism means to them and why some of them are rethinking the system.

The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American Revolution, no one was more responsible for setting capitalism’s ...

"We are creating a new generation of capitalists," Sen. Ted Cruz, a key proponent of Trump accounts, said at the White House ...

"When the American government appears to favor a company over rival companies, that distorts the marketplace," says Ann Lipton, a veteran business law expert and professor at University of Colorado's ...

In 2025, emerging market investors are increasingly rewarding non-state-owned enterprises for their stronger governance, profitability and incentive alignment, as state-owned enterprises struggle ...

State capitalism. MAGA Marxism. Crony capitalism. "When the American government appears to favor a company over rival companies, that distorts the marketplace," says Ann Lipton, a veteran business law ...