Source: The American Prospect
by Robert Kuttner
“You probably know the old joke about the three greatest lies: One size fits all, the check is in the mail, and … I won’t embarrass myself by repeating the third one. But the greatest lie of all is that democracy and capitalism are natural complements. Both, supposedly, thrive on free inquiry, free markets, and the rule of law. Milton Friedman argued that capitalism and freedom were two sides of the same coin. More recently, the Harvard economist Rebecca Henderson wrote in the Harvard Business Review, ‘The free market is one of the great achievements of the human race. It has been a driver of innovation, opportunity, and wealth around the world. But free markets need free political systems to succeed.’ Well, think again. In the past weeks, we’ve seen a near-total capitulation of capitalists to incipient dictatorship.” (02/25/25)
https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-25-dont-expect-corporations-save-us-from-trump/