The Business Roundtable said companies should also invest in their employees, protect the environment and deal fairly with suppliers — a sign that shareholder democracy hasn’t worked. Source: NYT > Business –
Capitalism Camp for Kids
Young people love socialism. Can a summer of indoctrination teach little Hermione and Khaleesi to love capitalism? Source: NYT > Business – BRENDAN O’CONNOR
DealBook: Warren Buffett’s Case for Capitalism
“I’m a card-carrying capitalist,” Warren Buffett said at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. “I believe we wouldn’t be sitting here except for the market system.” Source: NYT > Business – ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
DealBook Briefing: Capitalists Fear a Socialist Revolt
At the Milken Institute’s annual global conference this week, business leaders shared a concern: a coming backlash against capitalism. Source: NYT > Business –
DealBook: Socialist! Capitalist! Economic Systems as Weapons in a War of Words
The economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses Bernie Sanders, social policy and how we define ourselves — and one another. Source: NYT > Business – ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
DealBook Briefing: Ray Dalio Says Capitalism ‘Needs To Be Reformed’
The economic system helped him build his investment empire. But now he says it’s broken. Source: NYT > Business –