The Merit Machine
A new book by a Yale Law professor exposes and critiques American meritocracy.
A new book by a Yale Law professor exposes and critiques American meritocracy.
George AlligerFeb 27, 2020
Andrea Penman-Lomeli reviews "Indebted: How Families Make College Work at Any Cost," a new book by Caitlin Zaloom.
Andrea Penman-LomeliFeb 22, 2020
Is “human rights” merely another route toward economic plunder?
Neve GordonJan 24, 2020
Another robot world is possible, one not built on hidden human labor and not dependent on damage to the soul
Ramsey McGlazerJan 6, 2020
"Before we can throw bricks through windows, we need to be able to get out of bed." Mikkel Krause Frantzen on the politics of depression.
Mikkel Krause FrantzenDec 16, 2019
A special issue of “New Centennial Review” tackles the metastases of finance capitalism.
John RiederNov 1, 2019
Chang-Min Yu reviews Joseph Jonghyun Jeon’s volume on Korean cinema and its rendering of global economic logics through film language and narrative.
Chang-Min YuOct 28, 2019
Lisa Adkins's "The Time of Money" offers a powerful account of the damage created by the time of money.
Jane ElliottOct 23, 2019
Martijn Konings reviews Wendy Brown's new book, "In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West."
Martijn KoningsSep 22, 2019
John Macintosh reviews "The Routledge Companion to Literature and Economics," edited by Michelle Chihara and Matt Seybold.
John MacintoshAug 26, 2019
What would it mean to have a genuinely public college or university, one free from both the debt state and its perverse double, philanthropy?
Leigh Claire La BergeAug 26, 2019
Kevin Werbach considers the pitfalls and the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain, explored in three recent publications.
Kevin WerbachAug 20, 2019
Christian Fuchs reviews "The Terror of the Unforeseen," a new book by Henry A. Giroux.
Christian FuchsAug 12, 2019
What our financial saviors have failed to grasp about the Great Recession.
Jonathan KirshnerJul 22, 2019
A major social theorist explains the logic of finance capitalism and the modes of resistance appropriate to it.
William CallisonJul 12, 2019
A forceful call for neoliberal reform within social media and the gig economy still fails to listen to those affected most.
Crystal MurphyJun 24, 2019
Kate Durbin speaks to Heike Geissler, author of the autofictional novel “Seasonal Associate,” translated from German by Katy Derbyshire.
Kate DurbinJun 15, 2019
Mikkel Krause Frantzen finds hope in “Excess — The Factory” by Leslie Kaplan, translated from the French by Julie Carr and Jennifer Pap.
Mikkel Krause FrantzenMay 3, 2019
Tobias Haberkorn asks Nick Srnicek about his recent book, “Platform Capitalism,” monopolies, and planned economies.
Tobias HaberkornMar 2, 2019
Is fracking a misguided, debt-fueled money pit? Bethany McLean’s new book suggests it might be behind the next financial collapse.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinFeb 11, 2019
Gabriel Nicholas examines the new tech landscape of American monopolies.
Gabriel NicholasJan 28, 2019
Steven Klein reviews a new collection of Karl Polanyi's early writings.
Steven KleinJan 25, 2019
Whatever its imperfections, Shoshana Zuboff's "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" is an original and brilliant work, and it arrives at a crucial...
Nicholas CarrJan 15, 2019
Uber likes to pretend it isn’t a taxi company, even though it is. The difference is crucial.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinJan 14, 2019