9 Best Articles in 2021
TIME
Amsterdam Is Embracing a New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Replace Capitalism?
TIME
10 min read · 496 saves · Jan 23rd · It’s the first time a major city has attempted to put doughnut theory into action on a local level
Visual Capitalist
Ranked: The Most Innovative Economies in the World
Visual Capitalist
~17 min read · 476 saves · 2020-02-28 · Iman Ghosh · A country's ability to innovate helps it stay competitive on the global stage. Where are the most innovative economies, and how has the list changed?
World Economic Forum
A computer was asked to predict which start-ups would be successful. The results were astonishing
World Economic Forum
4 min read · 442 saves · From 2017 · When a magazine challenged a technology company to use AI to pick 50 unheard of companies that were set to flourish, the experiment yielded dramatic results.
Vox
“I’ve read the plans to reopen the economy. They’re scary.”
Vox
7 min read · 435 saves · 2020-04-10 · Over the past few days, I’ve been reading the major plans for what comes after social distancing. You can read them, too. There’s one from the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, the left…
WIRED UK
This economist has a plan to fix capitalism. It's time we all listened
WIRED UK
~18 min read · 430 saves · 2019-10-08 · Mariana Mazzucato has demonstrated that the real driver of innovation isn't lone geniuses but state investment. Now she's working with the UK government, EU and UN to apply her moonshot approach to…
The New Yorker
Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth?
The New Yorker
5 min read · 414 saves · 2020-02-10 · John Cassidy · The critique of economic growth, once a fringe position, is gaining widespread attention in the face of the climate crisis.
OneZero
How to Destroy ‘Surveillance Capitalism’
OneZero
364 saves · 2020-08-26 · Cory Doctorow · Surveillance capitalism is just capitalism — with surveillance. Here’s how to beat it.
Visual Capitalist
Chart: Here's How 5 Tech Giants Make Their Billions
Visual Capitalist
6 min read · 358 saves · From 2017 · on May 12, 2017 at 1:03 pm The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays. Last year, we published a chart showing that tech companies have displaced traditional blue chip…
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The New York Times
Opinion | ‘There’s No Natural Dignity in Work’
The New York Times
9 min read · 94 saves · Feb 18th · Ezra Klein · Punishing mothers for needing help cannot be the answer. A generous child allowance might be.
The New York Times
Amazon’s Great Labor Awakening
The New York Times
20+ min read · 84 saves · Feb 18th · Erika Hayasaki · Covid-19 has cemented the e-commerce giant’s hold on the economy — but it has also spurred employees all around the country to organize.
The New York Times
Women in Economics Face Hostility When Presenting Research
The New York Times
5 min read · 75 saves · Feb 23rd · Ben Casselman · Studies have found that the field is plagued by a singular problem of gender bias. The latest evidence comes from the types of questions posed at seminars.
Jacobin
We Can’t Go Back to a Golden Age of Capitalism
Jacobin
20+ min read · 53 saves · Feb 16th · The dynamics of income distribution and inequality are changing — and only for the worse. Economist Branko Milanovíc speaks to Jacobin about our malaise, and why going back to the “golden age” of…
The New York Times
The Boredom Economy
The New York Times
6 min read · 52 saves · Feb 20th · Sydney Ember · The pandemic is terrible. It can also be tedious. And that tedium is shaping what people buy and how productive they are.
Sifted
Let’s imagine a different kind of platform economy
Sifted
4 min read · 46 saves · Feb 23rd · How is value created and extracted in a digital economy, and what's the best way to govern it? An opinion piece from Mariana Mazzucato.
The New York Times
Reddit Is America’s Unofficial Unemployment Hotline
The New York Times
~13 min read · 39 saves · Feb 10th · Ella Koeze · As the unemployment crisis drags on, a Reddit forum has become a place to figure out how to navigate an antiquated and disorganized system for providing people a financial lifeline.
Financial Times
Bitcoin’s rise reflects America’s decline
Financial Times
30 saves · Feb 15th · Cryptocurrencies have a place in a new world order where the dollar has less of a starring role
The New York Times
Surge in start-ups is a surprise in the pandemic economy.
The New York Times
20+ min read · 27 saves · Feb 17th · Ben Casselman
Project Syndicate
From Moonshots to Earthshots
Project Syndicate
5 min read · 27 saves · Feb 3rd · The pandemic has highlighted the cost of neglecting public investment, both in the welfare state and value creation. But the crisis has also created a huge opportunity to pursue industrial policies…
