Economy
The Limits of the Growth Economy
It’s bad for the planet and bad for us. Fortunately, sustainable living need not come at the expense of well-being.
The Education of Ben Bernanke
His new book cuts through economic orthodoxy on central banking. But he fails to reckon deeply with its political consequences.
Nine Ways That Capitalism Is Ruining Sex
Our well-being depends on a better understanding of how the logic of labor has twisted our relationship with pleasure.
How Capitalism—Not a Few Bad Actors—Destroyed the Internet
Twenty-five years of neoliberal political economy are to blame for today’s regime of surveillance advertising, and only public policy can undo it.
Cooperation without Domination
To escape the imperial legacies of the IMF and World Bank, we need a radical new vision for global economic governance.
How London Became a Playground for Putin’s Oligarchs
For decades, UK-based financial institutions have exploited loopholes to subvert regulations and shield the wealthy from scrutiny.
After Free Trade
As the neoliberal order unravels, the international economic system can and must make room for cooperative forms of state-driven development.
On Antitrust, Don’t Take Big Tech’s Word for It
Corporate restructurings are not a cure-all, but they would tilt the balance of power toward ordinary Americans.
Care Work in a Wageless World
Selma James’s work with the Wages for Housework movement shows that we ignore the labor of care at our own peril.
Competition Is Not the Cure
Monopoly power has certainly harmed workers, but the solution should be a wholesale rethinking of economic policy—not an embrace of perfectly competitive markets.
Demand the Imaginable
Intrinsic to what we hate about work is that we can’t imagine life outside of it.
Decolonizing Innovation
Indigenous worldviews demonstrate that a radically different kind of innovation is possible.
Empty Promises
Innovation is a social endeavor. We must not forget the need to invest in and sustain its social infrastructure.
The Innovation Fantasy
Why should innovation-based growth be at the top of regional policymaking agendas?
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