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
A Critique of David Harvey on Imperialism
By John Smith, David Harvey, author of The New Imperialism and other acclaimed books on capitalism and Marxist politic
Call for Chapters – Geobanking in the world-system: links between States’ geopolitical strategies, finance & globalization
Analyses of the financial system from various disciplines has yet to fully explore the connections between the geopol
New Book: Finance Capital Today – Corporations and Banks in the Lasting Global Slump
by François Chesnais. From Haymarket Books: Across the world, economic recovery, growth and investment are – at best –
New Book: Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited – Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
By Joseph E. Stiglitz. From W.W. Norton: In this crucial expansion and update of his landmark bestseller, renowned eco
New Book: The World-System as Unit of Analysis
Edited by Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz From Routledge: World-system analyses have recast the study of between- and
New Book: Global Inequalities in World-Systems Perspective
Edited by Manuela Boatca, Andrea Komlosy, & Hans-Heinrich Nolte. From Routledge: During its 500-year history, t
New Book: Global Perspectives on the Bretton Woods Conference & the Post-War World Order
From Palgrave. Edited by Giles Scott-Smith & J. Simon Rofe This book repositions the groundbreaking Bretton Woo
ISA World Congress of Sociology: Power, Violence and Justice – Reflections, Responses and Responsibilities
Toronto, Canada, July 15-21, 2018 Since the inception of the discipline, sociologists have been concerned with power
Call For Abstracts: “States place in a globalized economy and the reemergence of nationalism,” INET
Since the last big events concerning this topic (Brexit and Trump’s victory), there has been a myriad of editorials and