Can Blockchain Technology Help Poor People Around the World? Nir Kshetri Politics & Economics Big Wall Street companies are using a complicated technology called blockchain to further increase the already lightning-fast speed of international finance. But it’s not just the upper crust of high finance...
For-Profit Journals Must End James Campbell Education, Politics & Economics, Society & Culture Why the old academic publishing model doesn't work anymore.
On “Plutocracy in America” A Q&A with Ronald P. Formisano Ronald P. Formisano and David Moscrop Politics & Economics Where does wealth inequality in America come from? Why is it persistent and, indeed, growing? And what does that mean for the future of the country? In Plutocracy in America: How Increasing Inequality Destroys...
Why Can’t Women “Lean In?” Politics and Economics, That’s Why Amanda Watson Politics & Economics In 2010, at the inaugural TEDWomen conference in Washington, D.C., Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg gave a 15-minute lecture responding to the question, “How are women and girls reshaping the...
How American Political Journalism Lets Power off the Hook John Mullin Politics & Economics What’s the role of a political journalist? What are they for? In an increasingly frenetic media environment where journalists often double as entertainers and media corporations struggle for ratings, those...
Aging Happens to Us All James Campbell Economics, Government, Politics & Economics At the heart of the economics of aging is the key question: how should we divide things between retired and working people? As the population gets older, answering that question will get more difficult.
Cats Among the Pigeons: Top Economic Reads James Campbell Economics, History, Politics & Economics, Science Economic Fables by Ariel Rubinstein Part memoir, part introduction to microeconomic theory, this beautifully written book by Ariel Rubinstein should be required reading for any student of economics. It...
