The Future of Capitalism: The Munk Debates
Vanden Heuvel, Katrina / Varoufakis, Yanis / Brooks, Arthur In Western societies, the capitalist system is facing a level of distrust not seen in decades. Economic inequality is rampant. Life expectancy is falling. The environment is being destroyed for profit. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business. For capitalism's critics, it is clear that the system is not designed to help average people. Their solution is a top-to-bottom reform of the "free market" along more socialist and d...