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Opponents of 'unfettered capitalism' are fighting a phantom

Enemies of unfettered capitalism, unite!

For as long as I can remember, people on the left have complained about "unfettered capitalism." Moderate liberals do it, and of course flat-out Marxists do it.

In his new book, "A Bit of Everything: Power, People, Profits and Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent," Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz contends that the only way we'll be able to confront climate change is

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