The Racism of Neoliberalism
Race-conscious solutions must be at the center of our policy discussions.
Darrick Hamilton and Kyle Strickland
Browsing: Fairness
How Bronze Age Rulers Simply Canceled Debts
Clean Slate proclamations were part of the community’s self-preservation.
Michael Hudson
People Don’t Actually Want Equality. They Want Fairness.
The invisible hand of egalitarianism.
Paul Bloom
The Economics of Team Success, or How to Waste Money on Big-Name Stars in Pro Football
If money doesn’t buy performance, one practical measure is to promote salary fairness among team members.
Lixing Sun
You Can’t Justify Inequality That Begins in the Womb.
Sadly, zip codes of birth do matter in the U.S. and they matter more than you think.
John Komlos
Banks Gone Bad: How Our Evolved Morality Has Failed Us
We seem to be unable to punish bankers for their scandalous behavior because our moral instincts can’t cope
Christopher Boehm
Plato Got It Right. Tyranny is a Product of Extreme Inequality and Plutocratic Oligarchy
Does democracy inherently lead to tyranny?
Jag Bhalla
How Social Justice and Cooperation Made Us Rich
The Great Enrichment: solving the deepest puzzle of the social sciences
Will Wilkinson
Do You Care Enough About Future People to Leave Them a Livable Planet?
Global environmental dilemma as a problem of fairness
Louis Putterman
