Essays
Robert Manduca
In the 1940s and ’50s, the general public understood and agreed upon Keynesian economic principles. Today, we can learn a lot from the popularizing efforts that led to that consensus and long-lasting economic success.
- December 9, 2019
Samuel Bowles, Joshua Cohen
The postwar generation understood why a prosperous working class is crucial to the economy. Can economics be accessible again to ordinary Americans?
- July 30, 2019
Lenore Palladino
For decades, shareholder primacy has obscured the fact that employees should do well when businesses do well.
- October 1, 2019
Quinn Slobodian
Three new books paint a chilling portrait of darkness in Wall Street, the law, and technology. But the apocalyptic metaphors obscure the real problem, hindering how we fight back.
- May 29, 2019
Amy Kapczynski
A new, neoliberal interpretation of the First Amendment is undermining the regulatory state—and every labeling and advertising law is now in the crosshairs.
- December 5, 2019