Capitalism

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Capitalism.

Video playlists about Capitalism

9 talks

Radical rethinking

Explore these talks that flip old conventions, reimagining them for a brighter, better tomorrow.

Talks about Capitalism

Akshat Rathi

Capitalism broke the climate. Now it can fix it

Sylvester Chauke

What if advertising was honest?

Yat Siu

The dream of digital ownership, powered by the metaverse

Azim Shariff

Does working hard really make you a good person?

Aaron Bastani

A socialist perspective on the pursuit of happiness

Manish Bhardwaj

A moral blueprint for reimagining capitalism

TED-Ed

Is capitalism actually broken?

Majora Carter

You don't have to leave your neighborhood to live in a better one

Katherine Mangu-Ward

What capitalism gets right -- and governments get wrong

Lucie Pinson

How to stop banks from investing in fossil fuels

Anushka Ratnayake

A transparent, easy way for smallholder farmers to save

WorkLife with Adam Grant

Why it Pays to Raise Pay

Mike Merrill

How I became the world's first publicly traded person

Maria Gallucci

The carbonless fuel that could change how we ship goods

Solitaire Townsend

Are ad agencies, PR firms and lobbyists destroying the climate?

Warren Valdmanis

What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people

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Exclusive articles about Capitalism

Why an insecure internet is actually in tech companies’ best interests

Google, Facebook, Amazon and others make their profits in two main ways: by collecting as much data as possible from us and by controlling what we pay for, says online security expert Bruce Schneier. And what does this all depend on? A vulnerable internet.

Posted Oct 2018

Humanity is more important than money — it’s time for capitalism to get an upgrade

What capitalism prioritizes, the world does more of. So how can we change capitalism so that it focuses on what humans really want and need? Entrepreneur Andrew Yang has a surprising proposal.

Posted Jul 2018

Change is good? Exchange is better

As the sharing economy gains market share, it needs more support and structure to grow in the right directions. A new book sketches out the future of work.

Posted Jun 2016

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