political economy
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barryseconomicsDec 28, 2025Is This Even Capitalism? Reinterpreting Adam Smith's Vision for a Fairer Economy
EconomicsCapitalismInvisible HandWealth of NationsMonopoly
EconomicsExplainedJul 20, 2025Iran's Economic Dilemma: Sanctions, Energy Inefficiency, and Geopolitical Constraints
EconomicsEnergy abundanceEconomic vulnerabilityInternational sanctions regimeEconomic dependency (on single export)
NewEconomicThinkingJul 9, 2025On Becoming a Purposeful Warrior: Cultivating Courage, Purpose, and Civic Engagement in Challenging Times
Self-DevelopmentPurposeful WarriorBravery MuscleJungian PsychologyThe Shadow (Jungian concept)
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2024America's Shaman-Poets' Vision for a Better Future: Spiritual Democracy and Societal Transformation
PsychologySpiritual democracyReligious democracyMaterial strata of democracyEconomic strata of democracy
NewEconomicThinkingOct 9, 2024The Economic Perversity of War: Horizontal Inequality and Flawed Welfare Measures
GeopoliticsDistributional analysisHorizontal inequalityVertical inequalityViolent conflicts
NewEconomicThinkingJun 26, 2024China's Gilded Age: Unbundling Corruption and its Role in Economic Growth and Systemic Risk
EconomicsAccess MoneySpeed MoneyPetty Theft (corruption)Grand Theft (corruption)
NewEconomicThinkingMay 22, 2024The Gilded Rise of China: Unpacking Modernization's Dual Nature and Historical Parallels
GeopoliticsChina's risegeopolitical eventcapitalismmodernization
NewEconomicThinkingApr 24, 2024Rekindling the Spirit of Innovation: Work, Creativity, and the Good Life
EconomicsSpirit of InnovationCreative WorkPersonal FulfillmentAgency (in work)
NewEconomicThinkingFeb 7, 2024Darrick Hamilton on Baby Bonds: A Birthright to Capital for Economic Justice and Intergenerational Opportunity
EconomicsBaby BondsBirthright to CapitalWealth InequalityAsset Accumulation
NewEconomicThinkingMay 10, 2023Intergenerational Mobility, Inequality, and the Great Gatsby Curve: A Multidisciplinary Analysis
EconomicsIntergenerational MobilityWealth InequalityThe Great Gatsby CurveCross-sectional Income Inequality- MIT Open EconomyApr 5, 2023
Empirical Analysis of Education Demand: Costs, Returns, and Policy Interventions
EconomicsReturns to educationMarginal cost of human capitalPerceived benefits vs. real benefitsDirect costs of education
NewEconomicThinkingFeb 10, 2023The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism: From Plutocracy to Autocracy and the Erosion of Trust
EconomicsDemocratic capitalismPopulismAutocracyGlobal financial crisis
NewEconomicThinkingDec 28, 2022The New School's Enduring Legacy: A Century of Heterodox Economic Thought and Interdisciplinary Inquiry
EconomicsAlternative thoughtDeeply theoretical inquiryAcademic freedomHierarchical power arrangement
NewEconomicThinkingDec 14, 2022The New Economics of Debt and Financial Fragility: Unmasking Post-2008 Financial Instability
EconomicsFinancial fragilityFinancial liberalizationEndemic financial instabilitySavings-investment intermediation
NewEconomicThinkingMay 18, 2022Beyond Green Growth: The Economic Case for Reduced Working Hours and the Equity Imperative in Climate Action
EconomicsGrowth imperativeProductivity growthReductions in working hoursScale effect
NewEconomicThinkingMay 9, 2022The Ukraine War, Militarism, and the Perils of a War-Driven Political Economy
GeopoliticsMadness of MilitarismPolitical Economy of WarMilitary-Industrial Complex (MIC)Doublethink
NewEconomicThinkingMay 4, 2022The Political Economy of Climate Inaction: How Economic Misdirection and Fossil Fuel Influence Obstruct Climate Action
EconomicsTrade-off thinkingProduction Possibility Frontier (PPF)Externalities (economic)Climate change economics
NewEconomicThinkingFeb 16, 2022Beyond Rationality: Deconstructing Behavioral Economics and Paternalism
EconomicsDecision-making failureMarket failureBehavioral biasesCognitive biases
NewEconomicThinkingJan 14, 2022The Paralysis From Above: COP26 Failures, Global South Challenges, and the Marketization of Nature in Climate Action
GeopoliticsParalysis from abovePlutocratic overwhelming of governanceInternational collaborationStranded assets
NewEconomicThinkingNov 24, 2021Innovation, Inequality, and Local Prosperity in a Globalized World
EconomicsInnovation-based growthLocal prosperityGlobal system of fragmented productionHigh inequality
NewEconomicThinkingNov 12, 2021The Urgent Need for Climate Reparations and a Just Transition in Africa
EconomicsClimate reparationsClimate debtLoss and damageAdaptation and resilience costs
NewEconomicThinkingSep 20, 2021An Invitation to INET's Climate Debate Series: Addressing Global Climate Disruption through Economic and Geopolitical Lenses
Economicseconomic geographypolitical economyclimate changegreen finance
NewEconomicThinkingAug 18, 2021The Vicious Cycle of Mass Incarceration, Racial Injustice, and Economic Disparity in America
EconomicsMass IncarcerationRacial IntegrationEconomic HistorySegregated America
NewEconomicThinkingJul 28, 2021Myths and Landmarks in US Economic History: The Interplay of Government, Business, and Societal Evolution
EconomicsConstitutional design (obstruction)Confederation eraUnicameral vs. Bicameral legislatureElectoral College
NewEconomicThinkingJul 15, 2021Anthro-Vision: Cultivating Lateral Vision for Business, Economics, and a Complex World
EconomicsAnthro-VisionLateral VisionTunnel VisionExternalities
NewEconomicThinkingMar 10, 2021America's Labor Market Bifurcation, State Capacity, and the Path to Full Employment
EconomicsPolitical EconomyHistorical Labor MarketsMonopsonyService Sector Recession
NewEconomicThinkingDec 15, 2020The Unfathomable Willingness to Destroy the World: Nuclear Proliferation, Economic Drivers, and Human Irrationality
GeopoliticsNuclear proliferationMutual Assured Destruction (MAD)Nuclear winterCommand and control structures
NewEconomicThinkingDec 14, 2020The Engineered Nuclear Danger: A History of Mutual Assured Destruction, Expert Conformity, and the Doomsday Machine
GeopoliticsMilitary-Industrial ComplexMutual Assured Destruction (MAD)Radical UncertaintyGame Theory
NewEconomicThinkingOct 15, 2020Offshoring, Automation, and the Pandemic: Reshaping Labor, Wealth, and Policy in the Digital Economy
EconomicsOffshoringAutomationTechnological disruptionEconomic globalization
NewEconomicThinkingOct 7, 2020Leveraging Economic Tools for Effective Climate Change Policy and Global Mitigation
EconomicsLocal Air PollutionClimate Change Policy DesignEconomic Damages of Climate ChangeGreenhouse Gas Emission Reductions
NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020Jazz, Social Justice, and the Political Economy of Music: A Historical Analysis with Gerald Horne
PsychologyPolitical Economy of MusicRacial ExploitationAdhesion ContractsWhite Supremacy
NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020Roman Frydman on the Misguided COVID-19 Stimulus, Political Economy, and Knightian Uncertainty
EconomicsKnightian UncertaintyRadical UncertaintyOntological UncertaintyRisk vs. Uncertainty
NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020John Ralston Saul on Class, Debt, and the Pandemic's Unmasking of Systemic Inequality
EconomicsSystemic inequalityPre-modern class systemFinancializationDebt cancellation (Jubilee)
NewEconomicThinkingJun 16, 2020Europe's Hamiltonian Moment: Navigating Economic Divergence and Political Will in the COVID-19 Era
EconomicsHamiltonian MomentEconomic DivergenceFiscal SpaceState Aid
NewEconomicThinkingFeb 26, 2020Economic Resilience, Foreign Ownership, and the Legacy of Plantation Economies: A Personal Journey
EconomicsStrategic bombingWar economyEfficiency of organizationHuman factor in production
NewEconomicThinkingJan 29, 2020Inequality 101: Understanding the Durable Structures of Economic Disparity
EconomicsDurable InequalitiesFunctional Distribution of IncomeLabor Share of IncomeCapital Share of Income
NewEconomicThinkingJan 15, 2020When Economic Theory Fails the Real World: A Framework for Real Competition and Profitability
EconomicsNeoclassical economicsPerfect competitionImperfect competitionPolitical economy
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019Industrial Policy Economics: Debates, Historical Successes, and Implementation Strategies
EconomicsIndustrial PolicyFree-market economicsFinance-driven growth modelCommanding heights (of the economy)
NewEconomicThinkingDec 11, 2019The Nature of Economics: Challenging Neoclassical Dominance and Advocating for Pluralism
EconomicsNeoclassical economicsClassical economicsAustrian school of economicsRational choice theory
NewEconomicThinkingSep 11, 2019Rethinking Economics: A Critical Examination of its History, Methods, and Purpose
EconomicsHistory of economic thoughtCritique of modern economicsEconomic modelsModel-reality gap
NewEconomicThinkingSep 11, 2019Economic History: How & How NOT to Do Economics with Robert Skidelsky - The Indispensable Role of Historical Context
EconomicsContingency of economic thoughtGerman Historical SchoolStylized factsClio metrics
NewEconomicThinkingAug 28, 2019How Liberal Leaders Normalized Conservative Ideas: A History of Economic Policy Shifts
EconomicsProgressive taxationEconomic regulationKeynesianismActivist economic policy
NewEconomicThinkingApr 17, 2019Resisting Conventional Economic Wisdom: A Call for Inclusive Prosperity and Professional Reform
EconomicsConventional WisdomInclusive ProsperityEconomic EfficiencyEconomic Growth
NewEconomicThinkingJun 6, 2018Reimagining Economics Education: Lessons from Adam Smith and the Scottish Enlightenment for a Pluralistic Future
EconomicsScottish EnlightenmentMoral PhilosophyHistorical Approach to TeachingDivision of Labor
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