Capitalism Unmasked - Part 23: Finance - Economy's Brain or Parasite?25 February 2020·874 words·5 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Finance Banking Economy Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueFinal reckoning with the financial sector - is it serving the real economy or feeding off it?
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 22: The Myth of Government Debt Crisis24 February 2020·793 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Debt Fiscal Policy Austerity Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueDemystifying government debt - why countries are not households and deficit hysteria often does more harm than good.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 21: The Myth of Patent Protection23 February 2020·732 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Patents Intellectual-Property Innovation Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueQuestioning the intellectual property system - when patents hinder innovation more than they help.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 20: The Privatization Illusion22 February 2020·708 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Privatization Public-Services Efficiency Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueChallenging the belief that private is always better than public - examining the track record and limits of privatization.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 19: The Myth of Technological Unemployment21 February 2020·731 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Technology Automation Employment Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueExamining the fear of robots taking all jobs - why technological unemployment is a social choice, not an inevitable fate.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 18: The Myth of Shareholder Primacy20 February 2020·760 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Shareholders Corporate-Governance Stakeholders Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueChallenging the doctrine that corporations exist solely to maximize shareholder value - examining alternatives and consequences.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 17: The Myth of Flexible Labor Markets19 February 2020·701 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Labor Employment Workers-Rights Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueExamining the claim that deregulated labor markets are better - why 'flexibility' often means insecurity for workers.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 16: The Myth of Immigration Harm18 February 2020·733 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Immigration Labor Economics Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueDebunking economic myths about immigration - examining the evidence on jobs, wages, and prosperity.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 15: Development Institutions - Help or Hindrance?17 February 2020·711 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism IMF World Bank Development Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueExamining the role of the IMF and World Bank in global development - when 'help' does more harm than good.
Capitalism Unmasked - Part 14: The Myth of Growth16 February 2020·719 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Capitalism Growth GDP Environment Myth-Busting Policy and CritiqueQuestioning the gospel of endless economic growth - exploring its limits, costs, and whether we should worship GDP.