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    Episode 800: North Korea's Capitalists

    Capitalism isn't supposed to exist in North Korea. But small businesses are popping up, growing the nation's economy. And much of that money is going straight to the country's nuclear program.
    by Stacey Vanek Smith Oct 13, 2017 1 minute
    Even inside North Korea, the most restrictive, socialist regime in the world, there are entrepreneurs. People are dreaming up ideas of services to offer, products to sell, businesses to start. They're called the 'donju,' and they're part of North Korea's small middle class. Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, doesn't throw them in jail. / ED JONES / Getty Images

    Even inside North Korea, the most restrictive, socialist regime in the world, there are entrepreneurs. People are dreaming up ideas of services to offer, products to

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