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A Poetic Challenge to Global Capitalism That Will Rend Your Heart

By Lynn Parramore

Edoardo Nesi’s new book tracks the destructive march of globalization and neoliberal capitalism through his own life and the places, like Italy, that lie broken in its wake. Read more

Article Jun 21, 2018

The Dismal Science and the Beautiful Game

Article By Jack Gao

Jun 20, 2018

How the Largest Banks Are Leading Us to a New Financial Crisis

Article By Michael Greenberger

Jun 19, 2018

Who Says Labor Laws Are “Luxuries”?

Article By Servaas Storm and ​Jeronim Capaldo

Jun 11, 2018

To Understand China’s Economy, Look to Its Politics

Article By Daniel Blitz

Jun 7, 2018

Worrying About the Deficit is So 17th Century

Article By Institute Staff

Jun 6, 2018

Jim Chanos: “Cryptocurrency is a security speculation game masquerading as a technological breakthrough”

Article By Lynn Parramore

Jun 4, 2018

Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America

Article By Lynn Parramore

May 30, 2018

Breaking the Stranglehold of the Orthodoxy in Economics

Article By Rob Johnson

May 28, 2018

Argentina’s Unseen Fragility

By Martin Guzman

With growth fueled by an increase in debt, Argentina is facing an uncertain economic future, despite investors’ generally rosy view. The government of Mauricio Macri has options to address the country’s macroeconomic risks, but none of them will be free of tough choices. Read more

Article May 18, 2018

To Reform Capitalism, Look to Marx

By Fred Block

200 years after Marx’s birth, many elites have taken unabashed pride in capitalism, a term that originally had negative connotations. To make our economy more just, we must reclaim Marx’s understanding of capitalism’s contradictions. Read more

Article May 16, 2018

The Forgotten Vision of Market Socialism

Article By Seth Ackerman

May 10, 2018

Why We Need a Global Public Economics

Article By Inge Kaul

May 7, 2018

How Bill Cosby, Obama and Mega-preachers Sold Economic Snake Oil to Black America

Article By Lynn Parramore

May 2, 2018

The Real Driver of Rising Inequality

Article By Lance Taylor

May 1, 2018