Resisting Market Rule
A new book argues that Americans have always sought to limit capitalism, but can today’s progressives overcome the barriers to social democracy?
A new book argues that Americans have always sought to limit capitalism, but can today’s progressives overcome the barriers to social democracy?
Justin H. VassalloFeb 4, 2021
How denial of the truth is a corporate problem, and the potential cure is politics.
Zining MokDec 28, 2020
What can Caroline Calloway tell us about media culture, the self-branding industry, gig work, and a growing army of hungry creatives vying for...
Sarah BrouilletteDec 10, 2020
Alissa G. Karl offers a labor theory of Gen X.
Alissa G. KarlDec 9, 2020
John Macintosh charts "History in Financial Times," the new book by Amin Samman.
John MacintoshDec 9, 2020
Alex Pang thinks he should hate Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell’s book “The Innovation Delusion.” Instead, he wholeheartedly agrees with their main...
Alex Soojung-Kim PangNov 23, 2020
What makes the Pomodoro Technique difficult to criticize is not simply that we need PT-like scaffolds in the realm of freedom.
Alexa HazelNov 21, 2020
An economic anthropologist calls for prosperity without growth.
Edward CarverNov 13, 2020
A new book promising to bring more humanity to capitalism is itself inhumane.
Matt JoyNov 8, 2020
A new book examines the influence of the first US Treasury Secretary, arguing Hamilton’s “developmental state” is a weapon against free-market...
Justin H. VassalloNov 2, 2020
John C. Coffee Jr. reviews Joel Seligman's recently published book, "Misalignment: The New Financial Order and the Failure of Financial Regulation."
John C. Coffee Jr.Nov 1, 2020
Did the hammer come down too hard on Navinder Sarao? Ankush Khardori reviews Liam Vaughan's "Flash Crash."
Ankush KhardoriOct 15, 2020
“Communist Pigs” advances the swine history of Germany, taking readers to the era of authoritarian rule in the GDR.
Natalie KochOct 15, 2020
Robert Diab on William Deresiewicz’s new book, “The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big...
Robert DiabOct 13, 2020
Stephanie Kelton says we can afford Medicare for All, and the Green New Deal, and a guaranteed wage.
Aaron WistarOct 8, 2020
Taylor Beck, a white writer, is discovered by his black cousin; they are both descended from the same slave owner.
Taylor BeckSep 4, 2020
An accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the history of maritime trade in the Arabian Peninsula.
Linda Roland DanilAug 22, 2020
An excerpt from “The Asset Economy,” a forthcoming book from Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper, and Martijn Konings.
Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper, Martijn KoningsAug 11, 2020
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein talks to Francesco Boldizzoni about when capitalism will actually end.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinJul 22, 2020
Wen Zhuang talks with writer Leigh Claire La Berge about the decommodification of labor within academia and the arts.
Wen ZhuangJul 9, 2020
Jodi Dean considers what comes after capitalism.
Jodi DeanMay 12, 2020
What Veblen can teach us about managing the economy in the era of COVID-19.
Paul W. GleasonMay 4, 2020
How cash transfers became the default response to economic shocks.
Anton Jäger, Daniel ZamoraApr 17, 2020
Brian Justie interviews Nick Dyer-Witheford about his recently co-authored book, “Inhuman Power: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Capitalism...
Brian JustieMar 11, 2020