History Professor Answers Capitalism Questions

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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: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722662/choose-your-captivity-by-eli-cook/ WIRED recommends: https://youtu.be/vK6fALsenmw https://youtu.be/XVEMBw2jT9o https://youtu.be/QZXPzxxdOzc Watch more from WIRED | Tech Support: https://www.youtube.com/show/VLPLibNZv5Zd0dwIx8baZGDdkoPNg6LHAPDi?sbp=QAE%3D #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

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