Oil, COVID-19 and the global economy
By Cyrus Bina, The freefall of contract oil (i.e. the futures market in WTI) is due to an immediate halt in global demand f
New Book: Into the Tempest – Essays on the New Global Capitalism
By William I. Robinson. From Haymarket Books: In this critical new work, sociologist William I. Robinson offers an eng
Global Commodity Chains and the New Imperialism
By Intan Suwandi, R. Jamil Jonna and John Bellamy Foster (originally posted at Monthly Review), Twenty-first-centur
Leo Panitch on Obama, Inequality, and the Rise of the Right
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0De24c0tyqs&w=830&h=467] The Real News Network with Profes
Leo Panitch on Obama and Globalization
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH1mOgjUqxk&w=764&h=430] This Real News segment with Profe
Call for papers on finance & power for Transnational Institute (TNI) State of Power 2019
TNI’s annual State of Power reports have, since their launch in 2012, become a must-see reference point for citizens, a
Minqi Li – China’s political economy and the future of North-South relations
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-3UltHAfRU&w=640&h=360] Minqi Li, Professor of Economics
David Harvey’s Response to John Smith on Imperialism
By David Harvey, John Smith is lost in the desert and dying for water. His trusty GPS system tells him there is fresh water
2018 Conference on The Global Knowledge of Economic Inequality: The Measurement of Income and Wealth Distribution since 1945
German Historical Institute London Date: 15-17 November 2018 Closing date: 28 February 2018 Economic inequality has
The Rise of the Global Corporation and the Polarization of the Managerial Class in the US
By Ramaa Vasudevan, This article seeks to understand the sharp divergence in the earnings of top managerial executive