History Professor Answers Capitalism Questions

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History Professor Answers Capitalism Questions Historian of American capitalism Professor Eli Cook joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about capitalism. Who invented capitalism? Do corporations have more power than governments? How would life in the U.S. look if it wasn’t a capitalist society? Answers to these questions and many more await on Capitalism Support. Order Eli Cook's Book _Choose Your Captivity_ here: WIRED recommends: Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: #Capitalism #History #WIRED 00:00 - Capitalism Support 00:10 - Capitalism: Eat, sleep, monetize, repeat 00:53 - The new, meaner, form of capitalism 01:32 - The invisible hand has a lot to answer for 02:27 - Trickle-down economics or corporate greed? 03:58 - Capitalism vs. communism vs. socialism 05:14 - China’s GDP target? Yes. 07:04 - Hell on earth 07:28 - Capitalism 🤝 socialism 08:28 - Corporatocracy 09:14 - Is the state working for the capitalists? 10:42 - Error 404: Ethical billionaire not found 11:54 - Conquering poverty at $9.99 a time 12:52 - AI just gave the invisible hand a faster keyboard 14:16 - The sloppiness of capitalism 14:56 - Free market means free to exploit, right? 15:48 - The American Dream is just a throwback 17:05 - Monopoly: Great game, terrible economic model 19:06 - America wasn’t always like this… 20:24 - Nothing says 'sustainable future' like quarterly profit projections Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Download the WIRED app: Listen to the Uncanny Valley podcast ►► Want more WI
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