At the Blog
On Monday, Gabriel Winant analyzed core theoretical divides between Marxism and antitrust—and considered how, despite these differences, the two traditions might inform one another in a constructive give and take.
On Wednesday, Andrew Bilodeau argued that unions should test the strength of the legal boundaries between incarcerated labor and the “traditional” labor market by including incarcerated workers in their organizing drives at fast food restaurants, factories, and other workplaces.
And on Thursday, the Blog highlighted some of our favorite posts on the entanglements between criminal law, political economy, and social inequality. An incredible resource to share with students, as well as a great entry point for those new to LPE.
In LPE Land
A huge congrats to two of our editorial board members, Luke Herrine and Aziz Rana, on being named 2025 Freedom Scholars.
Cool upcoming event: On Friday, October 10, 2025, the Fordham Law Review presents Antitrust Law and Oligarchy: The Intersection of Markets, Democracy, and Power. The event will be available In-Person and on Zoom, and CLE credit will be available.
Cool new book alert: Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS by Aziza Ahmed.
Our friends at the Journal of Law and Political Economy have dropped a hot new issue, featuring articles on central bank independence, predistributive democracy, the “perversity thesis,” and antitrust standards for labor market conduct.
In the Nation, John Whitlow discusses the coming fight between Zohran Mamdani and New York’s real estate industry.
Over at Equitable Growth, Lenore Palladino argues that to restore democracy, we must end shareholder primacy.
Over at Can We Will Govern, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez explains how social scientists could help to rebuild the federal government.
And in Dissent, Aziz Rana debuts his first screenplay: Who’s Afraid of “Settler Colonialism”?
