Subjects Archives: Political Economy

You ever wonder why people who make AI talk about how AI might destroy humanity—but still keep making AI?

The contrast between the Manmohan Singh government’s management of India-Iran relations under U.S. pressure and the Modi government’s abject capitulation is the clearest possible illustration of what strategic autonomy means in practice, as opposed to in rhetoric.

The researcher concludes that the economic power of the Mexican diaspora is undeniable, but its potential remains untapped due to decades of restrictive policies and a lack of binational planning.

Billy Saas and Rob Hawkes speak with Sheridan Kates, ecological economist, activist and, at present, Green Party candidate for Islington Council in North London in the May 2026 local election. In her academic and political work, Sheridan rejects both the economics and the language of austerity, and instead prioritises democratic, inclusive, and participatory institution building.

The world needs an alternative structure of accumulation, beyond neoliberalism, if U.S. hegemony is to be decisively challenged.

A country’s infant mortality rate (IMR) is often considered a key barometer for a population’s overall health as well as its access to quality health care.

A critical analysis of ongoing social media warfare on Cuba and global African response to a revolutionary experiment under criminal siege.

This week’s post is a collaboration with Alex Hobson. You can find Alex’s work here: Class Chip. Alex is doing some very creative and interesting work, so please do swing by and give him a follow/subscribe.

Washington is using sanctions and naval power to decide which oil can move and which refineries can buy.

President Donald Trump is looking to eliminate funding in fiscal 2027 for the agency that serves as the primary federal funding source for libraries and museums nationwide.

The risks inherent in that possibility of closure are now painfully realized, but they were not factored in before.

Karl Marx eagerly devoured writings on all aspects of history, culture and science.

He taught with a kind of irreverent brilliance that made you laugh, think, and question everything you thought you knew about both the economy and economics.

How to Make Revolution Liveable.

CounterSpin interview with Sarah Anderson on poverty wages.

The planet, our democracy, our courts…

Reports suggest the U.S. economy may be on the verge of another financial crisis, with major problems in the $3 trillion private credit market. Economist Michael Hudson explains the dangers of Wall Street’s Ponzi schemes.

California now has about 550 more fire-friendly hours a year than it did in the 1970s.

The illegal U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is exposing the Oil-Dollar-Wall Street complex that binds oil, financial markets, and dollar power, with consequences that reach far beyond the region.

We speak with Ely Fair, who holds a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Missouri, Kansas City and studies structural inequality and poverty in urban geographies from a heterodox perspective. Examining the institutions responsible for social valuation, maintenance, and transformation at the neighborhood level, Fair focuses especially on the role of housing policy in the racialization of U.S. cities. During our conversation, Fair not only spells out important discoveries in this critical research, but also outlines several positive policy solutions designed to remediate the unjust development of urban geographies.