What Capitalism isn’t and what it could be

This article is by LSE MSc student and Polis intern Pressiana Naydenova Reforming the religion of Economics Many of us do not question the current economic system because it requires effort to acquaint ourselves with the terminology behind which the biggest financial players hide their mistakes. Mistakes that often directly affect us. One of the more worrying elements of Eve Poole’s talk was the idea that the media is at the core of the chronic failure to understand and develop a critical approach towards Capitalism. While this may be doing a disservice to the many excellent financial correspondents and commentators out there, it was a provocative way for Poole to begin her talk, challenging some of the key assumptions of Capitalism.