How to Be a Poverty Abolitionist: On Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty, by America”
Paul W. Gleason reviews Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty, by America.”
Paul W. Gleason reviews Matthew Desmond’s “Poverty, by America.”
Paul W. GleasonMar 21, 2023
Rebecca L. Spang reviews Jacob Soll’s “Free Market: The History of an Idea” and Stefan Eich’s “The Currency of Politics: The Political Theory of...
Rebecca L. SpangMar 11, 2023
Hugh Charles O’Connell reviews China Miéville’s “A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto.”
Hugh Charles O’ConnellFeb 18, 2023
LARB’s editor-in-chief, Michelle Chihara, profiles the elusive pokergenius–turned-author Annie Duke.
Michelle ChiharaJan 26, 2023
J. D. Connor analyzes how cultural shifts in the relationship between movies and money made James Cameron’s initial record-breaking blockbuster...
J. D. ConnorDec 16, 2022
Writer Cal Turner and Sara Van Horn interview Adrienne Buller, author of “The Value of a Whale.”
Cal Turner, Sara Van HornOct 27, 2022
Martijn Konings discusses implications of government bailouts within the neoliberal order and potential futures for the post-bailout state.
Martijn KoningsOct 14, 2022
In “Unprecedented? How COVID-19 Revealed the Politics of Our Economy,” a group of political economists use a single and precise metaphor — photosynthe...
Michelle ChiharaOct 6, 2022
Susan Blumberg-Kason puts into conversation two books about the intertwined US-Chinese film industries, Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen...
Susan Blumberg-KasonSep 26, 2022
Dennis Hogan considers Charlie Eaton’s “Bankers in the Ivory Tower”
Dennis M. HoganAug 5, 2022
Lukas Moe considers the recent trend of “quit lit” and the bleak economic prospects of academia.
Lukas MoeJun 7, 2022
What Adam Smith can — and can’t — tell us about the invisible labor we do every day.
Emily Hodgson AndersonApr 16, 2022
The numbers that once allowed economists to lord it over the other social sciences have become privatized, monopolized by the few.
Leonard Nakamura, Michael MackenzieDec 15, 2021
Rachel Teukolsky on the joys and shortcomings of immersive Van Gogh exhibits.
Rachel TeukolskyDec 11, 2021
Rebecca L. Spang looks at three new books about Chinese monetary history.
Rebecca L. SpangSep 30, 2021
Dominique Routhier ponders “Smart Machines and Service Work,” the new book by Jason E. Smith.
Dominique RouthierAug 21, 2021
Joshua Sperber takes a look at “A People’s Guide to Capitalism” by Hadas Thier and “Can the Working Class Change the World?” by Michael D. Yates.
Joshua SperberJul 12, 2021
A conversation about sustainability, psychedelics, and Dr. Bronner’s soap.
Ayize Jama-EverettJun 21, 2021
An assessment of the risk factor in human endeavors may be playing it too safe.
Vesper NorthMay 28, 2021
Anandi Mishra on the economic toll that COVID-19 has had on India's women.
Anandi MishraMay 25, 2021
A reissue of Milton Friedman’s classic work only shows his obsolescence.
Andrew StarkApr 7, 2021
The life, ideas, and enduring relevance of Thorstein Veblen.
Paul W. GleasonMar 22, 2021
Adam Kelly reviews the latest book from William Davies, "This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain."
Adam KellyFeb 28, 2021
Matt Seybold on what Dave Chappelle's return tells us about celebrity and corporate power.
Matt SeyboldFeb 19, 2021