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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To Fix Inequality and Steady the Economy, Think Radically

Article | Nov 12, 2015

Sometimes a radical path is the most practical way out of a mess.

Want to Grow the Economy? Might Be Time to Unleash the Devil.

Article | Oct 27, 2015

Is an ancient financial taboo keeping us from prosperity? Adair Turner, author of a new book on global finance, explains.

What the Steve Jobs Movie Won’t Tell You About Apple’s Success

Article | Oct 23, 2015

Public funding behind the technology is the secret ingredient.

Seeing Microeconomics with New Eyes

Article | Oct 13, 2015

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