Capitalist Markets Won’t Solve Pandemics or the Climate Crisis
In the 19th century, capitalist markets combined with environmental disaster to cause famines across the Global South. We might experience a similar tragedy again soon.
3 Article(s) by: Jag Bhalla
Jag Bhalla writes about science, tech, and the history of ideas. He lives in Washington, DC.
Economists’ Obsession With “Efficiency” Is Just an Endorsement of Greed
The global economy is “efficient” alright: it efficiently funnels wealth to the top while leaving most of humanity behind.
Claims That Capitalism Is Eradicating Global Poverty Are Wildly Misleading
Boosters of the capitalist system love pointing to statistics suggesting stunning progress in eradicating global poverty. But those metrics set the bar pathetically low — and don’t account for the obscene explosion in global inequality.