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Branko Milanovic on why the liberal project will fail.
Several things came together. A friend sent me this post by N S Lyons. Then, independently, a short conversation on…
In this interview, Gerald Epstein argues that irresponsible banking and deregulation are putting the world economy at risk.
Over the past several decades, there have been rapid…
Karl Muth asks what and who are urban 'green spaces' really for?
Some years ago, I walked amidst and upon the place of the very first golf course played according to modern rules…
The decline and fall of the print media.
I was always in love with (in-print) newspapers.
In the past you did not have to write “in print”. There were no other newspapers. Writing…
Scott Montgomery explores the ongoing struggle for academic freedoms on US campuses.
Academia in America is having a moment, and it isn’t a good one. Angry articles and commentary…
A mighty, autobahn-devouring Audi sits outside an invite-only energy discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, unwilling to discuss its 93-octane drinking problem. Inside…
Toro Hardy explores the plausible reasons behind North Korea’s recent aggressive deeds and words.
Inter-Korean relations, which have been in a spiraling down trend since 2020,…
Branko Milanovic revisits old classics to see what, if anything, they have to say now.
Le hasard is a capricious master.
When I recently travelled to China, I knew that I would…
Investors have, overall, learned to live with the Russia/Ukraine war and the current crisis in the Middle East, as well as China/Taiwan tensions. However, they still need to…
Our economy must center human outcomes rather than rising share prices, says social theorist and author Marjorie Kelly.
The extraction of wealth is a pathology of late capitalism…