Nan Enstad on Multinational Cigarette Corporations and Jim Crow Capitalism

It has become well known that none of those most responsible for the 2008 recession have faced significant prosecutions or gone to prison for their actions. But one bank did face a severe prosecution ...

1 Sep 201731min

We often talk about "economic conservatism" and "social conservatism," as if they're entirely divorced topics. Emily Hobson tells us about gay and lesbian activists from the 1960s through the 1990s wh...

1 Aug 201748min

In Nancy MacLean's new book—Democracy in Chains—she unveils a long history of efforts by right-wing officials and intellectuals to undermine democracy. She foregrounds the importance of the economist ...

4 Juli 20171h 6min

Why do budgetary crises tend to lead to politicians and business leaders calling for governments to tighten their purse strings? How can we understand austerity as politics, not just common business s...

1 Juni 201738min

The name John Maynard Keynes is an important one in the history of economic thought. Keynes's ideas became popular between during the interwar period, between World War I and II, as many sought to nav...

1 Maj 201753min

In our first interview with a novelist, we speak with Jennifer Haigh about Heat & Light, her novel about fracking in rural Pennsylvania.

1 Apr 201741min

The 1980s were a time of transformation for workers across the U.S., and flight attendants were on the front line of the struggles of the era, as they saw the impacts of deregulation, the breaking of ...

5 Mars 201739min

How does the fact that banks do not have to make their services accessible for all of us impact ordinary people? Why should we see banks as institutions that must be accountable to the public, and wha...

1 Feb 201742min