When he started to do the research for his new book, The Hidden Roots of...
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by Aaron Major* I was first introduced to Richard Lachmann’s work as a graduate student and then had the privilege of calling him a colleague when I joined the faculty at the University at Albany in 2008. His sudden passing two years ago, on 19th September 2021, was a great personal loss to me and […]
by Jean-Louis Laville* Two major lessons emerge from the 19th and 20th centuries. Firstly, the promotion of a market society underpinned by a concern for individual freedom has increased inequality; secondly, the subjugation of the economy to political will under the pretext of equality has led to the suppression of freedoms. These two solutions have […]
Very interesting readings and recorded talks on various topics in Economic Sociology and Political Economy
In 1961, driving back from a short vacation, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a bright...
I recently read the book Not Too Late by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua. It’s a book about the climate crisis, with a focus on providing some level of incentive to sufferers of climate despair. I have really enjoyed Rebecca Solnit’s other work, so I thought I’d give this book a try.It’s a collection … Continue reading Not Too Late
Maia Kobabe on "Gender Queer," libraries, and how we have to fight back even louder.
Doctor Who: Doom's Day - Extraction Point is part of the 60th Anniversary multimedia event, a BBC novel from MG Harris that really works.
Over the last year, I’ve been working on a trade book on limitarianism (USA, UK, NL), on an edited volume on pluralism in political philosophy by bringing various (including ‘non-western’) perspectives together around questions of economic and ecological inequalities (forthcoming with OUP but not quite there yet), and on an edited academic volume with political […]
by Jongchul Kim* In a given era, social scientists often share a common philosophical perspective, whether overtly or implicitly, despite studying different subjects. So what if the prevailing perspective among mainstream economists proves problematic, preventing them from providing a comprehensive understanding of the capitalist financial system?In modern Western philosophy, conventional economics is built upon two […]