The Specter of Capital
How the housing crash got us believing in ghosts again.
20401 Article(s) by: Benjamin Case
Benjamin Case is a researcher, educator, and organizer living in Pittsburgh.
Why Shadow Banking Is Bigger Than Ever
Despite nearly destroying the global economy in 2008, the shadow banking revolution marches on.
Devil in the Details
Don’t know the difference between an asset-backed security and your ass? We’re here to help.
Dear Prime Minister
Frankfurt/Rome, 5 August 2011
Economics for the Socialist Autodidact
Here’s what you should read.
Into the Vipers’ Den
Two centuries of mergers and splits in America’s banking sector.
How to Burst a Bubble
The mortgage crisis in four charts.
The Pelosi Playbook
What do you get when you cross big-money politics and tepid progressive positions? A look back at the career of Nancy Pelosi, who’s now poised to retake the House Speaker post.
The Minsky Millennium
In 2008, Hyman Minsky finally had his moment. But he was miscast as a prophet of financial collapse. The real “Minsky moment” was the bailout, not the crash.
Streaming Class Struggle
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders’s social media videos are putting class struggle front and center.
Rebuilding the Demos
This June Podemos helped the Socialists kick the Spanish conservatives out of office. But for Íñigo Errejón, defeating the oligarchs in the long term requires a new “national-popular” strategy.
El Chapo and the Narco-Spectacle
El Chapo’s trial continues this week, brimming with sordid tales of kingpins and cartels. But what the media spectacle can’t justify is a failing “war on drugs” that has taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
The Perils of Liberal Philanthropy
The history of the Black Power movement offers a cautionary tale about the warping effects of liberal philanthropy’s soft power.
Wisconsin, Conquered
Republicans could not have conquered the labor stronghold of Wisconsin without the complacency of the Democratic Party.
Introducing The ABCs of Capitalism
Political organizing is hard — political education shouldn’t have to be. Introducing our ABCs of Capitalism series.
The Russian Revolution Reconsidered
Between world wars and a crippling civil war, the Russian Revolution fought to change history.
In Honduras, “We’re Supporting the Axe Murderers”
The United States has long danced with dictators in Central America. US support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is no different.
When Max Eastman Was Young
For the young Max Eastman, socialism meant open inquiry, cultural experimentation — and above all, freedom.