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Join the fiery debate on 'Democracy vs. Capitalism' as SPEAKER_05 and his guest challenge the notion that these two systems can coexist. Unpack the intricaci...
Jun 6, 2019 · Capitalism is losing its luster. Most millennials in the U.S. now say they prefer socialism. Inequality is rising, as those at the top take more of economic ...
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PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff and a panel of experts explore a longstanding American debate—can democracy and capitalism coexist?
Capitalism and democracy were once seen as symbiotically related: a broadly market economy embedded within a liberal, representative demos. Now the partnership is in question, in part because of the perceived failure of democratic institutions to generate shared economic prosperity.
Mar 11, 2020 · Democracy and capitalism coexist in many variations around the world, each continuously reshaped by the conditions and the people forming them. Increasingly, people have deep concerns about both ...
Join Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour senior correspondent and former anchor and managing editor, to explore a debate present at America's founding that still permeates our political, economic, and social life—can democracy and capitalism coexist? Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist and political analyst for CBS News; Sidney Milkis, the White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign ...
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Bethany: So, capitalism taken to an extreme becomes undemocratic, and democracy taken to an extreme becomes uncapitalistic. Luigi: At the end of the day, capitalism is trying to distribute power. In a system that is regulated, that tends to be more state-controlled, you have an enormous concentration of power.
