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The U.S. economy is increasingly becoming a dual economy, where high productivity sectors—such as manufacturing—and high pay sectors—such as finance and professional services—co-exist with low pay and low productivity sectors that employ most workers.

Political theorist Wendy Brown explores new threats to democracy and society

To make start-ups work for everyone, we need to put power back in the hands of workers.

National States and Conflicting Economic Priorities in the Making of the European Monetary System

Trying to predict the financial future is a fool’s errand, even for a genius

Policy hype but vintage fiscal economics from Godley, Lerner, and Keynes

Big Tech companies are swallowing up nascent competitors. Why aren’t regulators paying attention?

Author Jeremy Lent argues that western conceptual frameworks with roots in the Stone Age push us towards disaster. Time to let them go?

New research shows how citation metrics create perverse incentives for corruption in economics

Summers and Stansbury mark a dramatic shift from New Keynesian orthodoxy, but only make it halfway to understanding the demand-driven nature of stagnant growth

Mott walks us through answers many careful readers of Kalecki, Keynes, Steindl, and Minsky knew all along.

An update from the meeting of the Commission on Global Economic Transformation (CGET) in Cape Town

Many indicators say the US is close to full employment: Hours of work tell a different story.

How Investor-owned Physician Practices Are Driving up Healthcare Costs

A Comment on Summers and Stansbury