David Graeber reviews Money and Government: The Past and Future of Economics by Robert Skidelsky Mainstream economists nowadays might not be particularly good at predicting financial crashes, facilitating general prosperity, or […]
Was the Rise of Neoliberalism the Root Cause of Extreme Inequality?
Financial meltdown, environmental disaster and even the rise of Donald Trump – neoliberalism has played its part in them all. Neoliberalism’s triumph also reflects the failure of the left. When […]
Democratize Finance, Euthanize the Fossil Fuel Industry
How can we Value our Values – The Green New Deal won’t get far if it’s left hostage to the whims of private finance. We need to set up public […]
The Precariat: Today’s Transformative Class?
The Rise of Rentier Capitalism | A Global Class Structure | Understanding the Precariat | The Dangerous Class | Transformative Policies | Conclusion Industrial capitalism produced a property-owning bourgeoisie and the proletariat; contemporary capitalism is roiling this class structure. Today, […]