The Robert L. Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies proudly presents the first panel in the “Social Democracy Suppressed” series: a panel discussion of Avner Offer’s new book The Nobel Factor. Join us at 6:00pm on Tuesday, October 25 in 66 West 12th Street, room 510. The panel will be moderated by Jeff Madrick. Avner Offer‘s book The Nobel
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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
Event – The Nation at The New School: Bernie Sanders and the Socialist Future
Heilbroner Center co-Director Julia Ott moderated a panel discussion, The Nation at The New School: The Socialist Future. Watch video of the event.
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
Robert Heilbroner’s Continuing Influence as a “Marginalized Economist”
In her guest post for the Society of U.S. Intellectual History Blog, titled “Marginalized Economists: Revisiting Robert Heilbroner,” Rachel M. Cohen argues for the continuing significance of “arguably the most prominent dissenting American economist of the late twentieth century.” “While historians have begun to take interest in the history of economic thought, the tendency to
Public Seminar: Johanna Oksala comments on Paul Mason’s PostCapitalism
Johanna Oksala, one of the faculty who taught Rethinking Capitalism in Spring 2016, delivered her remarks about Paul Mason’s recent book on April 1, 2016. Watch the video of Johanna Oksala’s Comments on Paul Mason’s PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future on Public Seminar.
Public Seminar: Restoring Security by (Re)discovering the Culture of Flexible Work
Public Seminar this week features Brent Cebul’s reflections on precarity and flexible workplaces. By the early 1990s, Jay Chiat had reached the pinnacle of the advertising world thanks to his firm’s iconic campaigns, especially the Absolut Vodka bottle print ads and Apple’s “Think Different” and “1984” spots. Flush with cash, Chiat commissioned the architect Frank Gehry to design