UC-Berkeley’s Nicholas Weaver has been studying cryptocurrency for years. He thinks it’s a terrible idea that will end in disaster.

The paper says redistributing the wealth of the 735 richest people would “only” give every single person $14,000. But that would be amazing.

Asking about the “cost” of student debt cancellation is misleading. Debt is more than just an amount in dollars; it’s experienced by people. Those living with debt suffer emotionally and physically, making the cost of not canceling crushing debt much higher than we can calculate.

Despite conservative rhetoric, we actually can afford nice things that benefit the public.

The promise of New Jersey’s American Dream Mall had occupied my childhood imagination. What I found there one snowy day in 2021 was nothing but an American nightmare.

How the IMF & the World Bank—in the name of progress—succeed in keeping poor countries poor.

Because of consistent government intervention in the industry, we might call fast food the quintessential cuisine of global capitalism.

Developments in Florida and Illinois show how land is valued only as capital. What if we thought of land use differently?