John Maynard Keynes

Today's centrists are a hot mess.

Reflections on the famous economist through the prism of the author's own mixed-race family.

Today, we can learn a lot from the popularizing efforts that led to that consensus that Keynesianism leads to and long-lasting economic success.

How the U.S. created a new kind of managed and political monetary system in the wake of World War I.

On how the fringe ideas of a set of American neoliberals became a new and pervasive way of life.

The economist’s lifelong pugilism wasn’t in spite of his success—it may have been the key to it.

How Americans lost faith in the possibility of self-government.

A new history examines their use in the past and considers their effectiveness for the future.

The twentieth century promised prosperity and leisure for all. What went wrong?

High unemployment is extremely dangerous.

Before the rise of macroeconomics that accompanied World War II, price determination was a central problem of economic thought.

The famed economist’s theories were embraced by Beltway power brokers in both parties. Finally, a Democratic president is turning the page on a legacy of ruin.

Paul Samuelson’s mathematical brilliance changed economics, but it was his popular touch that made him a household name.

New books examine the place of work in our lives—and how people throughout history have tried to change it.

Planning, market coordination, and the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933.

American elites accepted the economic theory of "comparative advantage" mainly because it justified their geopolitical agenda.

The 2007–2008 crisis was an epic clusterfuck. The rise of private equity has only made things worse.

Far from spelling the end of anti-market politics, basic income proposals are one place where it can and has flourished.

A new history explores the emergence of international economic institutions that continue to wield immense influence over the domestic politics of many states.

An interview with the author of "The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism."