Beyond Left and Right

Can business heal what politics is dividing?

For decades, the national conversation about capitalism has been dominated by its extremes, each seeking to remake the market in its own image. Both the far right and the far left defend and denounce capitalism by turns, convinced that only their vision can redeem it. In that struggle for ideological ownership, the real purpose of enterprise has been forgotten. Beyond Left and Right: How Benefit Corporations Are Helping to Redesign Capitalism challenges this distortion, revealing how a new model of business can rebuild trust, restore balance, and unite people across the political spectrum.

In this timely and nonpartisan exploration, Kenneth J. Zane shows how Benefit Corporations are proving that social responsibility and economic freedom are not competing ideals but complementary forces. These companies operate within the market-not against it-while holding themselves legally accountable to both profit and purpose. Their success demonstrates that responsibility can be built into capitalism without undermining innovation or growth.

By combining ethical transparency with entrepreneurial freedom, Benefit Corporations offer a blueprint for how the private sector can do what politics often cannot: solve problems pragmatically and inclusively. Zane's research connects law, economics, and leadership to show how trust can be restored to business, how governance can evolve without new bureaucracy, and how capitalism itself can serve the public good.

Beyond Left and Right argues that the renewal of capitalism will not come from government mandates or ideological crusades, but from a deeper understanding of enterprise as a moral institution, one capable of bridging division by aligning both profit with purpose.