Economics and Finance

The Engineers and the Political System
In a way that was never the case for previous generations, engineering today is politics, and politics engineering.
Aaron TimmsDec 6, 2017
The Trouble with Big Science
Jim Kozubek on the potential problems of profiteering in biotech.
Jim KozubekNov 25, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Science & Technology
Postcards from the Edge: The Voices of Hard Times in Today’s United States
A new anthology doesn’t quite explain Trump’s rise, but it does shed light on a persistent American problem.
Sean WoodardNov 14, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
“What Do You Want Me to Regret?”: An Interview with François Ewald
Johannes Boehme talks with François Ewald about his early years as a Maoist, his relationship with Foucault, and his embrace of the insurance industry.
Johannes BoehmeNov 3, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Philosophy & Religion
A Stigma Rooted in Denial: On Ageism and “Aging Thoughtfully”
A review of Martha C. Nussbaum and Saul Levmore’s “Aging Thoughtfully.”
Ashton ApplewhiteNov 2, 2017
The Ins and Outs of Europe’s Deep Establishment
Stan Persky looks at Yanis Varoufakis's "Adults in the Room," the memoir of Varoufakis's brief tenure as Greece’s minister of finance in 2015.
Stan PerskyOct 17, 2017
Money for Nothing
A book proposing a universal basic income makes some compelling arguments, but falls short of closing the deal, says our reviewer.
Benjamin CunninghamOct 9, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Secret Recipe for Success in the Arts
Alexis Clements on how the rigged game of capital exploits artists.
Alexis ClementsSep 26, 2017
Hiding in Plain View: The Past and Present of Manipulative Advertising
Sixty years after Vance Packard’s “The Hidden Persuaders,” the persuaders are out in the open.
Mark BartholomewSep 24, 2017
Detroit Open City
Detroit is the great American Twilight Zone, where the macabre and the redemptive flow daily in almost equal measure.
Aaron RobertsonSep 13, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Intellectual Roots of the Radical Right
Anita Felicelli on Nancy MacLean's "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America."
Anita FelicelliSep 8, 2017
Barnum Presidents and Benevolent Monopolists: Mark Twain, Amazon, and the Futility of Antitrust
With Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods, it's time to remember when Twain asked a deceptively simple question: who benefits from the breakup of a monopoly?
Matt SeyboldAug 30, 2017