Economics and Finance

Green Capitalism Is a Scam: A Conversation with Adrienne Buller
Writer Cal Turner and Sara Van Horn interview Adrienne Buller, author of “The Value of a Whale.”
Cal Turner, Sara Van HornOct 27, 2022
What Comes After the Bailout State?
Martijn Konings discusses implications of government bailouts within the neoliberal order and potential futures for the post-bailout state.
Martijn KoningsOct 14, 2022
- Economics and Finance
- Philosophy & Religion
Visible Faultlines: A Conversation with the Authors of “Unprecedented? How COVID-19 Revealed the Politics of Our Economy”
In “Unprecedented? How COVID-19 Revealed the Politics of Our Economy,” a group of political economists use a single and precise metaphor — photosynthesis — to bring the broad social consequences of the pandemic into focus.
Michelle ChiharaOct 6, 2022
- Economics and Finance
- Science & Technology
Silver Screen Diplomacy: On Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen Ma's “China’s Millennial Digital Generation”
Susan Blumberg-Kason puts into conversation two books about the intertwined US-Chinese film industries, Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen Ma’s “China’s Millennial Digital Generation.”
Susan Blumberg-KasonSep 26, 2022
Ruling Class in Session: On Charlie Eaton’s “Bankers in the Ivory Tower”
Dennis Hogan considers Charlie Eaton’s “Bankers in the Ivory Tower”
Dennis M. HoganAug 5, 2022
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
Love’s Labor, Lost and Found: Academia, “Quit Lit,” and the Great Resignation
Lukas Moe considers the recent trend of “quit lit” and the bleak economic prospects of academia.
Lukas MoeJun 7, 2022
- Economics and Finance
Invisible Labor, Invisible Hands
What Adam Smith can — and can’t — tell us about the invisible labor we do every day.
Emily Hodgson AndersonApr 16, 2022
- Economics and Finance
Coming Soon — Anthropocene Economics
The numbers that once allowed economists to lord it over the other social sciences have become privatized, monopolized by the few.
Leonard Nakamura, Michael MackenzieDec 15, 2021
- Economics and Finance
Van Gogh Experiences: Immersive Art in the COVID Era
Rachel Teukolsky on the joys and shortcomings of immersive Van Gogh exhibits.
Rachel TeukolskyDec 11, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Economics and Finance
China and the Money Question
Rebecca L. Spang looks at three new books about Chinese monetary history.
Rebecca L. SpangSep 30, 2021
- Around the World
- Economics and Finance
Why Has Capitalism Run Out of Steam?
Dominique Routhier ponders “Smart Machines and Service Work,” the new book by Jason E. Smith.
Dominique RouthierAug 21, 2021
- Economics and Finance
On Understanding Capitalism
Joshua Sperber takes a look at “A People’s Guide to Capitalism” by Hadas Thier and “Can the Working Class Change the World?” by Michael D. Yates.
Joshua SperberJul 12, 2021
- Economics and Finance