First Word
Days of future passed
Currently, everyday events are unfolding that are likely to play a significant role in future histories. The USA is no longer a dependable European ally, at best; the US government
Column
Viennese faults
The good professor sings Chicago and thinks it’s time to question a broadcasting dynasty. Please, nobody mention the Dimblebys. I used to be a fan. The melodious Richard on the
Trump’s card – what’s up the global sleeve?
The president has a plan to make the world pay the US protection money. Frances Coppola explains. Tariff Man is back. And he’s on a mission. President Trump wants to
Interviews
Route of all evil
In a far-ranging interview, economist Jo Michell, navigates us through key periods and transformations in economic thought, culminating in the cataclysmic event of the Second World War. Key points Pre-Smith
Subjugate to accumulate
Classical economics developed at a time when slavery, colonialism and empires were the norm, but such relationships never get mentioned in the great works that have shaped the discipline of
To coin a phrase
Thorstein Veblen, a name barely recognised outside academic circles, was a revolutionary economist who challenged the core tenets of his discipline and called out displays of wealth. Mary V. Wrenn,
A care in the world
While the term care economy is arguably an oxymoron, Tim Jackson, best-selling author of Prosperity without Growth and renowned ecological economist, is exploring what an economy that had care at
Articles
Warning – explicit language
Donnie Maclurcan offers a guide to philanthropic organisations on how they might improve their game in today’s world where growth can be sidelined and the C-word banned. I sense a
From morality to merchandise
Adam Smith’s life and intellectual journey from BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time with the help of Gemini. The 18th-century Scottish Enlightenment was a hotbed of intellectual ferment, producing thinkers
How Napoleon’s loss gave one poor stockbroker an advantage
The tale of groundbreaking economist, David Ricardo, from BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time using Gemini. David Ricardo, a name synonymous with economic theory, particularly the concept of comparative advantage,
Same as the old boss
In November 2020, Zambia defaulted on its international debt, the first African country to do so since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Howard Stein and Horman Chitonge criticise the
Book Review
Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and Corruption. Is Reform Possible?
Sara Wynn-Williams, defying Facebook’s attempts to silence her, reveals the company’s toxic culture and global damage, exposing unethical practices and a profit-at-any-cost approach. The key question she leaves us with:
Growth: some inconvenient truths
Could claims that economic growth can persist forever and ever and global warming is not an obstacle actually be delusional? Steve Keen offers evidence. Daniel Susskind’s book “Growth: A Reckoning”