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Nancy Fraser interview in Dissent: Capitalism’s Crisis of Care

The Fall 2016 issue of Dissent Magazine, on the theme of Feminist Strategies, features Nancy Fraser in an interview with Sarah Leonard. The two discuss what Fraser calls the “crisis of care” in contemporary capitalism. Read the full interview at dissentmagazine.org.

Event – Symposium on Reviving Economic History

The New School for Social Research is hosting a Symposium, “Reviving Economic History and Reframing the Economic Problems of Our Time,” with Robert Brenner, Julia Ott, Clara Mattei, Quentin Bruneau, and Aaron Jakes. Join us on December 1 at 4pm in the Orozco Room, room 712, 66 West 12th Street. Event page

Event – Feminist Strategies: Dissent Magazine Issue Launch

Join Dissent editors and writers for a discussion on feminist movements with Dawn Foster, Premilla Nadasen, and Ann Snitow, moderated by Sarah Leonard. Tuesday, November 22, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall University Center, UL105, The New School 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 A virulent misogynist is now president of the

Event – Screening of Inequality for All

In preparation for the U.S. Presidential Election, the Capitalism Studies minor program will screen the film Inequality for All, followed by a discussion with Professors David Howell, David Plotke, and Julia Ott. Join us on Monday, October 24, at 6:00pm in The New School’s University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue, Room L105. Called “A passionate argument on behalf

Public Seminar: The Thelma-and-Louise-Gambit

The New School’s Michael Quirk reflects on the economic and political effects of Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union: Brexit is, in fact a Thelma-and-Louise-gambit that could not only destroy the political and economic stability of Great Britain and the EU, but could usher in a wave of radical Right-wing nationalism across the

Teresa Ghilarducci quoted in Bloomberg coverage of Bipartisan Policy Center report

Heilbroner Center Affiliate Teresa Ghilarducci contributed to a Bipartisan Policy Center report on retirement reform. Bloomberg | High Earners Are Going to Hate These Retirement Proposals By Suzanne Woolley June 9, 2016   A 146-page report on how to fix Social Security and more.   For the past two years, a commission made up of 19 high-profile people from the academic,

Teresa Ghilarducci on Marketwatch: The dangers of low interest rates

Heilbroner Center Affiliate Teresa Ghilarducci argues that “permanent austerity,” not low interest rates, is to blame for low returns to retirement plans.   “Why maybe the Fed isn’t to blame for paltry retirement-plan returns” Marketwatch, Published: June 13, 2016 3:28 p.m. ET Experts at a conference sponsored by Pensions & Investments point to a different culprit. By

Julia Ott in The Nation: 5 Books that Tackle Capitalism

Heilbroner Center Director Julia Ott provided The Nation magazine with a list of five recent university press books that are “fundamental to understanding our current crisis.” A quick look at her list: MAHOGANY The Costs of Luxury 
in Early America by Jennifer L. Anderson LAND OF THE FEE Hidden Costs and the Decline of the American