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In 2020, Noam Chomsky raised eyebrows by declaring Donald Trump “the worst criminal in human history” on account of the fact that,…
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is professor emeritus of economics and senior fellow of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of Economics for People and the Planet: Inequality in the Era of Climate Change. He received the 2025 Common Wealth Prize, the 2024 Global Inequality Research Award, and the 2017 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.
For many years now, the GDP has been severely criticized as not adequately measuring economic progress and the quality of life. The…
Since assuming office, the Trump administration has taken actions resembling those of an absolutist state: undermining civil rights and democracy at home…
Can economics fuel conflict and war? Absolutely, and history is full of such examples. But economics can also pave the way to…
Economic policies have profound effects on the tensions within and between countries — tensions that can lead to war,” renowned progressive economist…
Our planet is warming up at a record rate. Scientists believe that the climate is warming up as a consequence of the…
U.S. billionaires have seen their wealth nearly double since the Trump tax cuts took effect in 2017. In the meantime, the planet is getting…