Economy
The Earth for Man
Redistributing land was once central to global development efforts—and it should be today.
Yes, Tax the Rich—and Also the Merely Affluent
For years the left has rallied around taxing the 1 percent, but this group is too narrow.
The Future of the Welfare State
Strengthening social insurance programs will require a break from politics as usual.
The World Speculation Made
Contemporary life has been deeply molded by financialization. But the speculative imagination can also be a tool for building a more just world.
The Frozen Politics of Social Security
The tone of exhausted pragmatism—even among friends of the program—is counterproductive. It is beyond time to fight fire with fire.
Microfinance’s Imagined Utopia
Two new books critique poverty capital, but they don’t ask what borrowers need.
Dreams of Green Hydrogen
In place of public-private partnerships, we should revive the Pan-African ambitions of the green developmental state.
The New Workplace Surveillance
Both regulators and employers have embraced new technologies for on-the-job monitoring, turning a blind eye to unjust working conditions.
The Meaning of the FTX Meltdown
The crypto exchange’s spectacular failure is the product of a bankrupt corporate culture.
Reconsidering the Good Life
Feminist philosophers Kate Soper and Lynne Segal discuss the unsustainable obsession with economic growth and consider what it might look like if we all worked less.
Why Biden’s New Industrial Policy Won’t Work Without Reforms
The passage of the administration’s Inflation Reduction Act should be celebrated, but without explicit corporate guardrails it’s doomed.
Dispatch from Ukraine
As the war continues with no end in sight, the country’s ability to prevail at the front will depend on how badly the war damages life on the ground.
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