An interview with Kim Kelly about her new book, a deep dive into the Emergency Price Control Act of the 1942, and some recommended readings for newcomers to the blog.
Kate Jackson on the democratic virtues of administrative agencies, Luke Norris on a progressive vision of civil procedure, and the Sustainable and Global Economic Law research project invites you to summer in Amsterdam!
Joseph Fishkin and Willy Forbath kick off a symposium on their new book, Aziz Rana probes the persistent historical link between domestic equality and US imperial power, and Luke Herrine reflects on price-gouging and the theory of the fair price.
The possibilities and limits of gig worker coordination under existing law, a legal regime where horizontal coordination is embraced as a social good, and the the misidentification of shareholding with investment. Plus, an LPE student group for the restless and hopeful and the hot new issue of SAQ.
Antitrust week at the blog: Sanjukta Paul lays out some of the key affirmative principles for a root & branch reconstruction, Sandeep Vaheesan explains how strong anti-merger policy would encourage corporations to grow by expanding production capacity, and Marshall Steinbaum makes the antitrust case against gig economy labor platforms.
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.
