Sven Beckert’s epic history of trade identifies the ceaseless generation of wealth as the driving force behind capitalism’s ...

In a new global history, capitalism is an inescapable vibe—responsible for everything, everywhere, all at once.

Sven Beckert’s doorstop of a book is supremely ambitious, an insightful and well-illustrated history by the Harvard historian ...

In a bold new history, Sven Beckert traces the origins of our modern economy, from global port cities to the halls of power.

Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and ...

As both right- and left-leaning forms of socialism gain traction in pockets across America, we risk losing sight of the core ...

When, for instance, we talk about “the current conjuncture” or “the polycrisis”, these are descriptions of something we don’t ...

While scholars have illuminated bits and pieces of this immense narrative, Beckert’s massive volume brings it together with impeccable authority and perspicacity.

To perish or to radically transform the way we relate to one another and to nature, that is the question humanity has never had to face until now. The evidence backing the above assertion is strong ...

Enemies of unfettered capitalism, unite! For as long as I can remember, people on the left have complained about “unfettered capitalism.” Moderate liberals do it, and of course flat-out Marxists do it ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Are pure capitalism and true communism just extreme ideas that could never actually work? While many countries claim to ...