Lynn Parramore

Lynn Parramore is a cultural historian whose work illuminates the deep interconnections among history, economics, culture, and psychology, revealing how collective narratives and moral assumptions shape economic life and power.

Lynn Parramore is a cultural historian whose work illuminates the deep interconnections among history, economics, culture, and psychology, revealing how collective narratives and moral assumptions shape economic life and power. She earned her Ph.D. from New York University and is the author of Reading the Sphinx and the editor of How the Occupy Movement Is Changing America. A Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for New Economic Thinking and former Media Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, she is a frequent contributor and commentator across major news and media outlets, bringing intellectual range and cultural insight to contemporary debates. She has also founded and co-founded several digital media platforms focused on politics, culture, and economic justice.

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4 Burning Questions on the Global Vaccine Rollout

Article | Dec 29, 2020

Warnings of “corruption and incompetence coming together,” as economists William Lazonick and Öner Tulum study the race to end the pandemic.

Young Scholars Want More Voices Heard in Economics

Article | Dec 3, 2020

No one person or perspective holds the key to solving economic problems, says Jay Pocklington of the Institute for New Economic Thinking

The Gospel of Capitalism is the Biggest Turkey of All

Article | Nov 25, 2020

The perverted dreams of western modernity and capitalism may be exhausting themselves, says author Eugene McCarraher. And that’s something to be thankful for.

Cybersecurity Expert: What the Media Miss on America’s Election Risks

Article | Oct 23, 2020

David Mussington, a leading expert on cybersecurity, reveals what’s worrying him, from Facebook to foreign interference.

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