An Economist Who Believes Only Government Can Save Capitalism
New York Times discuss Joseph Stiglitz’s book “PEOPLE, POWER, AND PROFITS: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent.” The book provides diagnosis of the American capitalism and discusses policy solutions of these issues.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/books/review/joseph-e-stiglitz-people-power-profits.html

Ukraine’s system of crony capitalism
The challenge of dismantling ‘systema’
Repot on crony capitalism prepared by the Brtish scholar. Useful source for those studying social change and modernization.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/2021-07-01-ukraine-crony-capitalism-lough.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2ehwd8PrXR-OWD4l9Cj52PYztxV2oRiYYwh3gakVoWOKid0xQldCeCX2Q

The Battle for 1776
Politics of memory in the US — reinterpretation of the America’s founding in 1776
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/arts/1776-2026-A-DIFFERENT-STORY.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap

Adam Tooze Economic history of World War II and the 18th Brumaire
Superb discussion of the relationship between structural factors and historical agency by Adam Tooze. As always he is drawing upon his expertise on World War II.
https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-newsletter-25