Filthy Lucre
Our third hiatus issue highlights our work this year on infrastructure, finance and the economy
Yes, Public Seminar is still on summer hiatus—but we are gearing up for a big fall. Do you have ideas percolating in your head that would make a terrific essay of no longer than 2000 words? If so, please:
Image credit: Philippus Jacobus Brepols, “Credit is dead; the bad payers killed him”, courtesy of Public Domain Review
August 12, 2021
Infrastructure and Taxes
John Keane, “China’s Return to Global Dominance: What it means for America — and for the future of democracy around the world.” (April 1, 2021)
Pat Garofolo, “The Las Vegas Raiders and a Raid on Nevada’s Finances: Sports and debt in the desert.” (June 7, 2021)
Aaron Jakes, “The World the Suez Canal Made: When the container ship Ever Given became wedged in this Egyptian passage, it highlighted global capitalism but hid its uneven origins and benefits.” (April 2, 2021)
Kim Phillips-Fein, “As New York City Rebuilds, Business Can Be Part of the Solution:Higher taxes are necessary, but who will have the political courage to make it happen?” (October 1, 2020)
Covid-19
Janet Roitman and Andrew Moon, “Where Is the Risk in the COVID Economy? A look at shadow banking.” (July 30, 2020)
Teresa Ghilarducci, “How to Reopen the American Economy Now: We don’t have to choose between a depression and tens of thousands of avoidable deaths.”(August 24, 2020)
David McClean, “Why We Need to Forgive Pandemic Debt: In a “Force Majeure Global Catastrophe,” we need to take extraordinary steps.” (October 22, 2020)
History
Kenneth Pringle, “What Julius Caesar and His Debts Can Teach Us About Donald Trump: The money Julius Caesar owed changed world history.” (October 29, 2020)
Sara Damiano, “What Yellen and Hamilton Comparisons Omit: Women’s progress is not guaranteed.” (February 3, 2021)
Devan Lindey, “Student Loans: The Origins of a Racket: The road to student loan hell was paved with good intentions.” (February 18, 2021)
Podcast
Luke Merger and Pete Sinnott, “Executives at Gig Companies Say the Darndest Things: Unproductive Labor, Episode One.” (May 12, 2021)
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