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Capitalism

Social Capitalism: An Alternative to Neoliberalism

On the economic consequences of the US neoliberal period

December 18, 2024 • by Mark Setterfield

As defined by Hagen Krämer and coauthors (2023), social capitalism constitutes a "renewed social democracy" designed to achieve growth that is both inclusive (in the sense of being consistent with an equitable wage share of income) and sustainable (in the sense that it does not foster financial imbalances). These constitute narrow definitions of inclusivity and ...

Capitalism

Reconstructing Capital

The politics of translating Marx

December 6, 2024 • by Gant Roberson and William Clare Roberts

Gant Roberson interviews William Clare Roberts about the evolving relevance of Marxist theory with the latest translation of Capital. ...

Climate & Ecology

Petro-Capitalist Status Quo

In Overshoot, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton show how governments have failed to stop the fossil fuel industry bulldozing through international emissions thresholds

November 12, 2024 • by Martin Weiner

Andres Malm and Wim Carton’s new book, Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown (Verso, 2024), is a thorough and unsparing account of the recent history and politics of the attempt to mitigate fossil fuels, and the reasons for its significant failure. Both authors teach at Lund University in Sweden. ...

Capitalism

Social Capitalism

Synthesizing Marx, Keynes, and Schumpeter

September 17, 2024 • by Anna Pick and Mark Setterfield

Feathers were ruffled at Davos this year when, during a panel on “How to Trust Economics,” a speaker went rogue, accusing economists of being a “tribal clique” who only quote each other and have “blind faith” in models, however disconnected from real events they may be. The critique came not ...

Economy

Is Finance a “Parasite”?

Tracing financial capital—from J. P. Morgan to BlackRock

June 25, 2024 • by Scott Aquanno, Stephen Maher and Anna Pick

Democratizing the state means deepening public control over the Fed and other macroeconomic institutions, to run finance as a public utility....

Interviews

Can Philanthropy Be Revolutionary?

A conversation with Amy Schiller about The Price of Humanity

November 29, 2023 • by Amy Schiller and Rachel Sherman

Amy Schiller sits down with Rachel Sherman to talk about how her newest book, The Price of Humanity, seeks to rescue philanthropy....

Activism

Radical Care and the Making of a New World

What is a truly caring society?

November 28, 2023 • by Premilla Nadasen

Few people would disagree with an aspirational goal of a truly caring society—but what is a truly caring society? And what is the role of the state in a radical future? What kinds of reforms move us closer to a goal of a caring world, rather than setting us back? ...

Radical Care and the Making of a New World

Philosophy

When Words Lose Their Meaning

When the terms used to describe key concepts go viral, they get used in new ways

May 15, 2023 • by Harold James

A series of improperly priced terms are used in current political debate: capitalism, socialism, democracy, imperialism, multilateralism, geopolitics, populism, technocracy, globalism, globalization, and neoliberalism. They have become the standard munition that is fired between the sides in today’s culture, policy, and economic wars....

Corporations

Taking on Ticketmaster

A California bill would eliminate a key tactic Ticketmaster uses to rip you off

May 8, 2023 • by Pat Garofalo

Pat Garofalo writes about a California bill that would eliminate a key tactic Ticketmaster uses to rip you off....

Corporations

Throw Junk Fees in the Trash

States are following the Biden administration’s lead in going after unfair and deceptive fees

April 18, 2023 • by Pat Garofalo

If corporations have power, it’s a safe bet they’re using it to extract junk fees. ...

Corporations

Inside the Fight to Save Local Journalism

State and federal lawmakers are aiming at Big Tech’s ability to destroy local news

April 11, 2023 • by Pat Garofalo

The decline in local news coverage is bad for communities for a whole host of reasons. ...

Inside the Fight to Save Local Journalism

Higher Ed

A Faculty Union Can Fight for More Than Money

As a strike looms at Rutgers, our model for campus equity centers teaching and learning

March 29, 2023 • by J. Faith Almiron

J. Faith Almiron discusses the unfair treatment of teachers and educators at Rutgers University. Now a strike is looming....

Capitalism

Social Capitalism: An Alternative to Neoliberalism

On the economic consequences of the US neoliberal period

Reconstructing Capital

The politics of translating Marx

Petro-Capitalist Status Quo

In Overshoot, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton show how governments have failed to stop the fossil fuel industry bulldozing through international emissions thresholds

Is Finance a “Parasite”?

Tracing financial capital—from J. P. Morgan to BlackRock

Can Philanthropy Be Revolutionary?

A conversation with Amy Schiller about The Price of Humanity

Radical Care and the Making of a New World

What is a truly caring society?

When Words Lose Their Meaning

When the terms used to describe key concepts go viral, they get used in new ways

Taking on Ticketmaster

A California bill would eliminate a key tactic Ticketmaster uses to rip you off

Throw Junk Fees in the Trash

States are following the Biden administration’s lead in going after unfair and deceptive fees

Inside the Fight to Save Local Journalism

State and federal lawmakers are aiming at Big Tech’s ability to destroy local news

A Faculty Union Can Fight for More Than Money

As a strike looms at Rutgers, our model for campus equity centers teaching and learning

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