Economics

This issue of The Nib explores scams and how pervasive they are in our everyday lives. Featuring: Pyramid schemes, Yoni…

A comprehensive, accessible guide to the historical and modern applications of socialism. What exactly is socialism?…

This monumental work takes on family accounts and urban history of postwar Chicago as a city in crisis due to…

In the last 40 years, big-box stores have come to rule the US landscape. Mega-retailers sprawl out beyond the edges of…

In early-twentieth-century Argentina, anarchist expropriators employed direct, violent means to fund their movement.…

From the start of the European slave trade around the year 1500 through the U.S. Civil War in 1865, 15…

Democracy is the most universal political ideal of our day. George Bush invoked it to justify invading Iraq; Obama…

The question posed by the title is most often asked by people who have no idea what it's like to be poor and who…

What if we tried a novel way of solving society's problems? The minds behind Papercuts Library take a stab at proposing…

A history book that's nothing but action, "Dynamite!" is all about violent acts committed in the name of class equality.…

Tracing the emergence of Ayn Rand’s philosophy of objectivism in the 1940s to her present-day influence, Darryl…

This book is begs the question: "what manages to live in the ruins we have made?" The answer is centered around the…

Philip Hook’s riveting narrative takes us from the early days of art dealing in Antwerp, where paintings were sold by…

Imagine a US corporation telling you that they own your rain water and will sell it back to you—and you don't even…

Strike! narrates the dramatic story of repeated, massive, and sometimes violent revolts by ordinary working people in…

To survive in today's gig economy, you must be a mover, a shaker, a doer, and a maker. In The Hustle Economy, we give…

Once, Tammy Strobel and her husband were living a normal middle-class lifestyle. They drove two cars, commuted long…

Gain insight to the realities of globalization from the perspective of low-wage workers who have sparked a new labor…

We all know the book: it’s been hailed as one of the most important documents on how the world economy works, or…

Award-winning science journalist Rachel Nuwar traveled the world to cover the enormous scope of the illegal wildlife…

In stories of old, monsters weren't fearsome enemies, but rather warnings and messengers. They symbolized fears and…

Economics is the mother tongue of public policy—it dominates our decision-making for the future, guides…

A huge book to help you visualize and understand a huge topic. These gorgeous, detailed infographics get right tothe…

Schlosser explores America's underground market, looking at its intersections with America's sanctioned market and how…

There has recently been a reinvigoration of Keynesian economics as governments are attempting to stimulate the market…

In 2012, an Oregon mother named Julie Keith opened up a package of Halloween decorations. The cheap foam headstones had…

"What do you want?" is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists. In yet another volume, Albert…

Despite the title, Broke Millennial is a great book for anyone who is looking to pick up the pieces of their finances.…

In Keywords (1976), Raymond Williams devised a "vocabulary" that reflected the vast social transformations of the…

Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy presents a debate between two such possibilities: Robin…