CAPITALISM

New School course poses ‘(eco)feminism’ and ‘(eco)Marxism’ as ‘viable alternatives’ to capitalism

A “feminist and decolonial political economist” is teaching the class.

By Brendan McDonald '25
Sep 5, 2024

THE SCROLL: Alleged ASU course teaches that capitalism is a 'hallucination' that paralyzes the population

Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk posted the image to X on Tuesday, and called for the defunding of co…

By Campus Reform
Sep 26, 2023

WATCH: Students support socialism over capitalism, but can't define either, Prof Giordano argues

Instead, Giordano argued, these schools should provide a ‘robust American civics program’ that teaches what capital…

By Spencer Dalke
Aug 2, 2023

SURVEY: Less than one-quarter of students have a positive view of capitalism

Only 23% of students said that they had a 'positive' view of capitalism.

By Melanie Wilcox
Jul 20, 2023

ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING: Universities only engage with capitalism when it’s convenient for them

Speculation about the tuition bubble is not new, but years of warnings are not deterring universities from jacking …

By Zachary Marschall, PhD
May 15, 2023

University launches program to end ‘wokeism’ in the corporate world

Troy University in Alabama is introducing a new Free Enterprise Scholars program this fall to teach undergraduates …

By Jasmine James '23
Aug 22, 2022

Capitalism is solely the result of 'chattel slavery,' Cornell professor argues

A Cornell University professor made the argument that modern-day finance 'must be understood as a racializing' syst…

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Jan 27, 2022

While spending millions on luxury homes, BLM co-founder told college students that capitalism is 'more tragic' than COVID-19

Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors — who bought $3.2 million in luxury real estate over the past few ye…

By Ben Zeisloft
Apr 14, 2021

Wall Street exec. Jamie Dimon launches crusade against socialism as students increasingly gravitate toward it

JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is speaking out against socialism, warning of its effects.

By Jon Street
Jan 31, 2020

Berkeley morality instructor calls to ‘dispossess’ philanthropists of their wealth

Nick French teaches a course at UC Berkeley on ‘Individual Morality and Social Justice.”

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jul 26, 2019

Researchers ask: ‘Can there be capitalism without racism?’

The initiative's website indicates that the researchers have yet to settle upon a formal definition of "racial capi…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 16, 2018

UMD student: College Park should rescind bid for Amazon HQ

A University of Maryland student is urging his school to rescind its bid to host Amazon’s second headquarters, call…

By Jacob Grandstaff
Sep 18, 2017

Profs gather to ‘fight the right’ at Socialism 2017 conference

More than 1,500 professors, students, and left-wing activists are expected to attend the "Socialism 2017" conferenc…

By Neetu Arnold
Jun 30, 2017

UMD student calls hippie-inspired fashion 'deeply offensive'

A student at the University of Maryland is claiming that mainstream fashion makes “a mockery of the hippie movement…

By Amber Athey
Apr 12, 2017

UBuffalo to host 'Capitalism or Crapitalism?' workshop

The school is also hosting a workshop on "Tackling Microagressions [sic] on College Campuses," the description for …

By Amber Athey
Jan 13, 2017

Textbook claims American exceptionalism has 'racist overtones'

A sociology textbook in use at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne teaches that American exceptionalism…

By Amber Athey
Oct 25, 2016

Ivy League students hold Ferguson funeral for ‘black and brown victims’ of racism

During the funeral, UPenn students spoke on a variety of issues ranging from American history to Palestine to immig…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Nov 21, 2014

White Ivy League students protest Ferguson with bloodied 'corpse'

The students dress up as capitalism, law enforcement, and the judicial system while standing over a "corpse" covere…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Nov 18, 2014

UNC students blame capitalism, white supremacy for academic scandal

UNC students blamed racism and heteropatriarchal capitalism for the recent UNC academic scandal during a rally Wedn…

By Kate Grise
Oct 31, 2014

Cornell students blame 'rape culture' on capitalism and 'cisheteropatriarchy'

End Rape Culture, an event which recognized a "National Day of Protest Against Rape Culture," culminated in student…

By Maggie Lit
Oct 9, 2014

[VIDEO] ‘I absolutely believe socialism is the way to go’: Students at May Day protest call for overthrow of Capitalism

By Kat Timpf
May 3, 2013

[VIDEO] Students who protested Sen Rand Paul’s speech: Capitalism, tea party racist

By Kat Timpf
Apr 10, 2013