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Class & Inequality, Podcast

Rescuing Economics from Neoliberalism

As we heap scorn on neoliberalism, we risk throwing out some of its most useful ideas.

Dani Rodrik

Science & Nature

Who Owns the Wind?

There is more than enough wind energy to power our future. But our model of paying for it is stuck in the past.

David McDermott Hughes

Politics

Disrupting the Conservative Platform

Given today’s economic challenges, some on the right are beginning to embrace a more robust safety net.

Mark Muro , Clara Hendrickson

Podcast, Science & Nature

Know Thy Futurist

Many visions of the future proliferate in Silicon Valley. Which one is worth fighting for?

Cathy O'Neil

Politics

Searching for Mao in Xi Jinping's China

Forty-one years after Mao's death, is there still room for his politics in a rapidly changing China?

Roderick MacFarquhar

Forum

Losing and Gaining Public Goods

To build a tangible, inclusive, meaningful, and durable community, we must begin with public goods.

K. Sabeel Rahman

Class & Inequality

A New Social Contract for Work

This Labor Day, it is not enough to speak out against Trump's many injustices. We must also begin laying the foundations for working together in the post-Trump era, whenever that arrives.

Thomas A. Kochan, Lee Dyer

Class & Inequality

A Brown v. Board for Higher Ed

When higher education is a prerequisite for getting a job that pays better than minimum wage, we cannot stop until it is free and accessible to all. The good news is we have done this once before.

Marshall Steinbaum

Class & Inequality

When Politics Drives Scholarship

Nancy MacLean’s new book has set off a heated debate. But strong claims require strong evidence, and mistakes could mislead liberals and the left.

Henry Farrell, Steven M. Teles

Politics

Business as Usual: The Long History of Corporate Personhood

Contrary to most narratives, corporations have always been one of the most powerful forces in American political life.

Lawrence B. Glickman

Class & Inequality

The Book that Explains Charlottesville

The University of Virginia has long been a bastion of white supremacy and white supremacy–validating scholarship.

Marshall Steinbaum

Class & Inequality

Kochonomics: The Racist Roots of Public Choice Theory

A controversial new book traces how the anti-democratic projects of the Jim Crow South evolved into an economic theory still championed by the GOP today.

Bethany Moreton

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