Why are Americans so unhappy about the economy? What could LPE could gain from paying greater attention to disability? When and where is the amazing Karl Klare being celebrated? The Weekly Roundup has you covered.
The dramatic finales to our symposia on Inflation and The Next Shift. Plus, upcoming events on abolitionist movements and healthcare!
Privacy’s manifold benefits for marginalized communities, LAPD’s use of “reform” strategies to co-opt criticism and expand data-driven policing, and an LPE perspective on contemporary critiques of digital mass surveillance.
The nature of property in contemporary capitalism, the legacies of the divided welfare state, and the need for a just transition to redress political isolation and subordination.
The making of a new working class, the role of labor law in facilitating the degradation of work, and the Rube Goldberg machine that is American health care. Quite a week!
Looking beyond monetary policy to manage price increases in food and energy, a just transition for finance, an upcoming event on the political economy of care, and office hours for those interested in academic careers in LPE.
The LPE Blog has a fever, and the only prescription is more inflation coverage: Karina Patrício and John Hogan Morris explain the global dynamics of inflation, Raúl Carrillo and Darrick Hamilton discuss the winners and losers of price stability, and William Boyd examines how government price-making rules in the energy sector are driving inflation.
The American judiciary as a structurally conservative institution, a new symposium on inflation(!), and everything you always wanted to know about the Fed but were too afraid to ask. Plus, three conference announcements.
Gerald Torres remembers Lani Guinier, Joanna Wuest discusses the political economy of queer and trans civil rights, and three upcoming events.
The week in review: lessons in legal mobilization, seven reactions to the Court’s decision blocking OSHA’s vaccine mandate, and a new paper on the IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement with Argentina.
The dangers of America’s property-first conception of the rule of law, the farmers’ victory in India, and a sneak preview of our upcoming event on CLS & LPE. Plus, have you tried Frugging KCP?
A new year at the Blog ushers in new constitutional amendments, an egalitarian reading of American antitrust law, and a solution to the deep-rooted power imbalances in the American economy. Plus, three upcoming LPE events & and CFP you won’t want to miss!
Angela Harris, Caroline Parker, David Doorey, Saúl Sarabia, and Michael Z. Dean kicked off a new series on Just Transitions! Plus, an amazing HLR note.
LaToya Baldwin Clark and Diana Reddy identify the recent backlash to critical race theory as part of broader conservative attacks on education as a public good. Plus, we need your help gathering intel about critical approaches to legal pedagogy.
The week in review: a renewed policy program for media democracy, the long history of anti-CRT politics, and a swan song for municipal debt. Plus, a cool job.
