Quote of the Day: Karl Marx's quote, "Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of ...

It's very strange to do down a country to which so many people flock for a better life.

Opinion - Uganda is awash with money, yet starved of production. This is not a rhetorical flourish; it is a measurable, lived ...

Sven Beckert, a Harvard professor, has written a very long history of capitalism. As its subtitle suggests, ‘Capitalism: A ...

Capitalism: A Global History, by Sven Beckert, Penguin Press, 1,344 pages, $49 Adam Smith, widely considered the first major ...

Good evening! This week's edition of the In Common newsletter comes from Craig Dalzell, head of policy and research at Common Weal.

2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence and Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (WoN). It is really interesting how these two landmark moments in world have shaped our past, present, and ...

Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat from Washington, says the Trump administration's plans for Venezuela after removing sitting President Nicolás Maduro from power are "vague." Smith, the top Democrat serving ...

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said on Sunday he doesn’t think capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will have a significant impact on the scope of drug trafficking in the United States. “No, I don ...

Two hundred and fifty years after the publication of “The Wealth of Nations”, Adam Smith remains a towering figure in economics. But could the field’s most famous book be less revolutionary than you ...

After two of the Raiders starters – QB Geno Smith and DT Adam Butler – left Sunday's game with injuries, Head Coach Pete Carroll provided injury updates during his postgame presser. "Geno has a high ...

Naomi Alderman explores the mind that revolutionised our view of work, money and power and created political theories that shape our world. How did exile influence his thinking? Show more Naomi ...