Capitalism

Americans Are Working Harder but Producing Less

Most economists believe American blue and white collar workers alike are firing on all cylinders. Why that hasn't translated in a boost in global productivity

By Rana Foroohar August 24, 2016

Why Robert Gordon Is the New Thomas Piketty

Academic Robert Gordon's 'The Rise and Fall of American Growth' is the Thomas Piketty-esque economic must read of the year

By Rana Foroohar August 18, 2016

Why the Creative Accounting in the Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal Is So Disturbing

It's a sign of a broader problem across corporate America

By Rana Foroohar June 15, 2016

Ruchir Sharma Offers New Math for the World's Economic Future

Ruchir Sharma’s new book, The Rise and Fall of Nations: Forces of Change in the Post-Crisis World, provides a vital guide to the new economic order

By Rana Foroohar June 9, 2016

Globalization's True Believers Are Having Second Thoughts

The IMF seems to have disavowed—or at least questioned—key parts of neoliberal economics

By Rana Foroohar June 3, 2016

Why Paul Krugman Is Wrong About the 1990s

His analysis of what was working economically is partly flawed

By Rana Foroohar May 26, 2016

Memo to Hillary: Do Not Put Bill in Charge of the Economy

Most Americans don't want to go back to the 1990s. And here's why they're right about that

By Rana Foroohar May 16, 2016

Why We Can't Buy a Better Missile Defense

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute May 12, 2016

A New Look at Capitalism

For the past six years, columnist and assistant managing editor Rana Foroohar has explored the global economy for TIME from practically every angle. She has interviewed and profiled some of its most influential players--including CEOs...

By Nancy Gibbs May 12, 2016

American Capitalism’s Great Crisis

How Wall Street is choking our economy and how to fix it

By Rana Foroohar May 12, 2016

In the Latest Issue

American Capitalism’s Great Crisis How Wall Street Is choking our economy and how to fix it A New Look at Capitalism Baby Boomers Are Isolating Themselves as They Age That’s bad—for everyone Three New Earths...

May 12, 2016

The 'Panama Papers' Expose the Secret World of the 1%

The leak has already had major consequences

By Rana Foroohar and Matt Vella April 7, 2016

The Panama Papers Could Lead to Capitalism's Great Crisis

Leak shows what much of the world's 99% believes

By Rana Foroohar April 4, 2016

Why the Mighty BRIC Nations Have Finally Broken

Turns out, emerging economies aren't all they're cracked up to be

By Rana Foroohar November 10, 2015

Hillary Owned Bernie Last Night on Finance

Focusing on shadow banking was a deft move that neither alienated her supporters nor skirted real issues

By Rana Foroohar October 14, 2015

Is McDonald's Going to Open in Iran?

Nothing's official yet, but fast-food history could repeat itself

By Nash Jenkins July 17, 2015

This Is How You Build a Conscious Capitalism Movement

The most important word in a democracy is "we"

By Tom Perez / The Aspen Institute July 8, 2015

The Real (and Troubling) Reason for Cheap Oil

It isn't supply and demand, as most people believe

By Rana Foroohar March 10, 2015

The Disease Plaguing American Capitalism

Inequality, tepid job growth, lack of innovation are partially the result of finance's warped incentives

By Rana Foroohar March 9, 2015

Pope Francis Warns of 'Unbridled Consumerism'

"Responsibility for the poor and the marginalized must therefore be an essential element of any political decision"

By Noah Rayman November 13, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 26

1. Al-Shabaab is stronger a year after their horrific attack on a mall in Kenya, thriving on widespread resentment of Kenyan anti-Muslim policies which must be reformed. By the International Crisis Group 2. The unnecessary...

By The Aspen Institute September 26, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: September 24

1. Because of America’s unique relationship with Liberia, we have an obligation to help fight the Ebola outbreak there. By James Ciment in Slate 2. Medical research often doesn’t account for different ethnicities, and underrepresented...

By The Aspen Institute September 24, 2014

China's Culture of Compliance Is Crippling the Country

Next week will be the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square. It was a turning point not only for China, but also for the world, in the sense that it heralded a new era in which...

By Rana Foroohar May 30, 2014

The Poor Are Losing the Global Class War

Although they say they're concerned about inequality, economic policymakers continue to pummel low-income families and the jobless, and that’s bad for all of us

By Michael Schuman April 1, 2014

Monopoly's 'House Rules' and What America Thinks of Capitalism

Hasbro's latest gimmick acknowledges that people play Monopoly in ways that fight the ruthless principles of the game.

By James Poniewozik March 26, 2014

Uber, Tesla, Airbnb Are on Uncle Sam's Hit List

The real losers are not just the next generation of innovators but also customers who lose out on more ways of getting what they need or want.

By Nick Gillespie March 20, 2014

The CEO of Blackstone on Why We Have Bigger Things to Worry About Than Capitalism

Why You Can’t Resist Running Yellow Lights

Why the Wells Fargo Scandal Really Matters

Apple vs. the E.U. Is the Biggest Tax Battle in History