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Christian Parenti: "The Cargo Cult of Woke"

Christian Parenti: "The Cargo Cult of Woke"

Professor Christian Parenti reviews six recent books on woke ideology in Catalyst: “Woke ideology is left in form, professing concern for…
Professor Zhun Xu: "China as a Socialist Inter-National Project"

Professor Zhun Xu: "China as a Socialist Inter-National Project"

Professor Zhun Xu presented his research at the 14th International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) Conference in Istanbul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgsymb1wXQc
Isabella Weber. Prices, Inflation, and Survival in an Age of Emergencies: Why We Need a New Paradigm (Sept. 11, 7-9 PM)

Isabella Weber. Prices, Inflation, and Survival in an Age of Emergencies: Why We Need a New Paradigm (Sept. 11, 7-9 PM)

Part of our Economic Justice Speaker Series. Isabella M. Weber is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts…
10 ways that mass incarceration is an engine of economic injustice

10 ways that mass incarceration is an engine of economic injustice

Eric Seligman (JJay Economics MA ’22) and  Brian Nam-Sonenstein write on the relationship between economic justice and mass incarceration. “Money…
Professor Christian Parenti on Odd Lots Podcast:  Industrial Policy and the Forgotten Side of Alexander Hamilton

Professor Christian Parenti on Odd Lots Podcast: Industrial Policy and the Forgotten Side of Alexander Hamilton

“Thanks to the blockbuster musical, Alexander Hamilton has become a modern cultural icon. He’s known as an architect of the…
Professor Christian Parenti: The Human Reality Behind the Border Crisis

Professor Christian Parenti: The Human Reality Behind the Border Crisis

“More importantly, none of the current rhetoric will change theunderlying economic and demographic realities. In the face offalling birth rates…
Professor Ozgur Orhangazi on the Turkish Economy and Falling Lira

Professor Ozgur Orhangazi on the Turkish Economy and Falling Lira

“Since late 2021, the Turkish economy has been shattering conventional economic expectations. With deeply negative real interest rates, high inflation,…
Professor Zhun Xu on Sustainability, Industrial Agriculture and the Case of North Korea

Professor Zhun Xu on Sustainability, Industrial Agriculture and the Case of North Korea

“It is fair to conclude that the lessons from North Korea, Cuba, and the other models of agriculture strongly suggest…
Professor Ian Seda on the Political Status of Puerto Rico

Professor Ian Seda on the Political Status of Puerto Rico

Northeastern Illinois University held a discussion panel on the question of US statehood or independence for Puerto Rico. Professor Ian…
Economist Magazine Quotes Professor Michelle Holder on Black Workers in Current Labor Market

Economist Magazine Quotes Professor Michelle Holder on Black Workers in Current Labor Market

“One reason that a strong labour market is valuable for black Americans is that many work in highly cyclical sectors…
November 15: A Debate on Green Industrial Policy and Global Overcapacity

November 15: A Debate on Green Industrial Policy and Global Overcapacity

For decades, mainstream opinion and policymakers agreed that the organization of production was best left to markets and private businesses.…
Professor Geert Dhondt on Crime and Class

Professor Geert Dhondt on Crime and Class

Professor Dhondt speaks with the Institute For New Economic Thinking on the history of crime and incarceration in the United…
The Left Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About Joe Biden’s "Supply-Side Liberalism"

The Left Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About Joe Biden’s "Supply-Side Liberalism"

Pundits have lauded the Biden administration for replacing the free-market consensus with supply-side liberalism. But it is geopolitical tensions with…
Yes, Socialists Should Support Industrial Policy and a Green New Deal

Yes, Socialists Should Support Industrial Policy and a Green New Deal

The capitalist system may be turbulent, inequitable, and antisocial. But there is no “iron law” of capital standing in the…
It’s Time for Black Women to #AskForMore

It’s Time for Black Women to #AskForMore

By demanding equal pay for equal work, and by practicing #AskForMore, Black women can take action to begin narrowing centuries-old…
Trump’s Real Crime Is Opposing Empire

Trump’s Real Crime Is Opposing Empire

Christian Parenti Within 24 hours of former President Donald Trump’s arrest on 34 overhyped felony counts related to hush-money payments…
Tankus Challenges Powell?

Tankus Challenges Powell?

Three questions for Fed Chair Jay Powell about the platinum coin and the US Constitution.
‘Diversity’ Is a Ruling-Class Ideology

‘Diversity’ Is a Ruling-Class Ideology

We live in the age of diversity ideology, a worldview that ostensibly aims to uplift the socially marginalized. Diversity ideology’s…
Capitalist History, Capitalist Structure: On Integrating Historical Material and Theoretical Structure (Part One) — Bo Harvey

Capitalist History, Capitalist Structure: On Integrating Historical Material and Theoretical Structure (Part One) — Bo Harvey

[This is part one of two posts by Bo Harvey. ] The elaboration of a theory requires first of all the…
Opinion: New York’s answer to the eviction crisis triggered by COVID-19 needs a successor

Opinion: New York’s answer to the eviction crisis triggered by COVID-19 needs a successor

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which is set to close its application process Jan. 20, helped renters and landlords alike.