Book Review by Branko Milanović In the speech to the European Youth in Brussels in March 2014, the then-president Obama, speaking of American-led alliances across the world after World War II said the following: “And […]
It is no wonder that mainstream media bombards us with how important, valuable, and noble capitalists are – because they aren’t. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, […]
My perennial criticism of the Left is that it manages to be correct on high-level principles but bad at actually fighting the fight. As chatter about ‘afterwards’ grows and grows, it is even more important […]
The virus confirms that the world needs rules for living together—but not the arbitrary rules we’ve got. For the good of the economy as much as anything else, the focus must shift from investment and […]
A compelling look at developments in the economy and taxes in the near and more distant future. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns on issues […]
Helle Panke spoke with David Graeber about the difference between so-called systemically relevant jobs and bullshit jobs, about the differences between the financial crisis and the current Covid crisis and what is to be done […]
This blog explores the ways through which gender, class and race can determine the risk of personal debt within societies Sara Reis is Research and Policy Officer, Womens Budget Group Cross-posted from the SPERI website […]
The time is ripe for us to refocus on what really matters: not GDP, but the health and well-being of our people and our planet. Giorgos Kallis is ICREA Professor at the Institute of Environmental […]
This is a universal question: Are bailouts being used to the benefit of society of particular interests? Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean […]
Each time this modern variant of financial capitalism gets ahead of itself, the main players – who are usually content pocketing excessive profits – always come running back for life support from the state. The […]
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