Capitalism
The primary motivator for businesses in a capitalist system.
What is Profit?
This political party, which currently dominant in New York State, Illinois, and California, has become more accepting of democratic socialism since 2018.
What is the Democratic Party?
This "mostly capitalist" nation in North America is powered by entrepreneurship and market competition.
What is the USA?
The founder of communism who saw socialism as a temporary, transitional phase.
Who is Karl Marx?
This political party, which currently dominates the United States government, is pro-business, and advocates for capitalism and rugged individualism.
What is the Republican party?
This 1700s-1800s era was fueled by capitalism, turning farming societies into industrial giants.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Mayor of New York City since January the First of this year, he is quite open about his belief in democratic socialism.
Who is Zohran Mamdani?
A communist/socialist Caribbean nation where a single party maintains control over industry, banking, and tourism. There is no democracy, but health care is provided for all citizens
What is Cuba?
Under this system, a single authoritarian party controls both the political system and the entire economy. A socialist economy is forced on the people by a dictatorial government. Private property is not permitted.
What is communism?
Only 98 miles from Cuba, this state has become am American center of capitalism, where President Trump makes his home. The city of Miami has grown in economic importance in recent years.
What is Florida?
This major drawback of capitalism is related to the gap between rich and poor
What is Wealth Inequality?
She has represented parts of the Bronx and Queens in the House of Representatives since 2019. She is considering running for president in two years, and espouses democratic socialism.
Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
This Asian nation supports its tech and auto sectors, which are characterized by huge business conglomerates.
What is Japan?
This path rejects violent revolution and uses elections and labor unions to transform society. The government controls much of the economy, and basic needs for the people are guaranteed. This is a system that the people want: it is not forced upon the people by a dictator.
What is democratic socialism?
This borough is the most conservative, and pro-capitalist part of New York City: President Trump received 64% of the vote here in 2024.
What is Staten Island?
This characteristic of capitalism is why groups like the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, The Nature Conservancy, Greenpeace, and the Environmental Defense Fund are often critics of the capitalist system.
What is environmental degradation?
The mayor of New York City would like to open these types of businesses in New York City, in order to deal with the affordabilty crisis in lower income neighborhoods.
What are city-owned grocery stores?
This African nation operates a "dual economy," with purely capitalist mining and state-owned electricity (Eskom).
What is South Africa?
Lacking in a vibrant "share economy," this is the only nation in the world in which most people under age 65 will lose their automatic access to health insurance if they lose their jobs.
What is the USA?
This street in lower Manhattan is a metonym for the financial industry in the United States. The area surrounding this street, in lower Manhattan, is a global center of finance.
What is Wall Street?
In the United States, roughly this percentage of people work for the private sector rather than the government.
What is 85%
The current Governor of New York State, she is not a democratic socialist, but she has assisted the mayor of New York in securing some money for government-funded childcare.
Who is Kathy Hochul?
In this European nation, government spending makes up 55% of the economy, yet it hosts world-class private aerospace and luxury businesses. (And a huge tourism industry)
What is France?
This senator, serving the state of Vermont in the Senate since 2007, has been pushing for the "share economy" since the 1960s.
Who is Bernie Sanders?
Vice President of the United States since 2025, he is an advocate for capitalism, and for rugged individualism.
Who is JD Vance?