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‘Aquinas and the Market’ and the Possibility of a “Truly Humane Economic System”

‘Aquinas and the Market’ and the Possibility of a “Truly Humane Economic System”

With Aquinas and the Market, economist and theologian Mary L. Hirschfeld begins a necessary conversation between economic and theological sectors, in the academy and, one hopes, outside the ivory towers and seminaries, to calculate our ultimate worth.

How Jon Favreau’s ‘Iron Man 2’ Peaks — Then Crashes

How Jon Favreau’s ‘Iron Man 2’ Peaks — Then Crashes

Tony spends the first half of the film worrying about his legacy but also trying to have fun with the time he has left. It's rather like MCU's superhero film challenges of the time.

‘Talking to My Daughter About the Economy’, and Putting Economists In Their Place

‘Talking to My Daughter About the Economy’, and Putting Economists In Their Place

Yanis Varoufakis treats with disdain the idea that economics is a real science – it's more like a contemporary form of religion, propped up by ruling elites to make gullible everyday people remain subservient and go along with the elites' bad and self-serving ideas, he says.

Can ‘Star Wars’ Be Saved?

How to Rap with a Sword: milo, Rapitalism, and Feeding Hunger with Thingness

How to Rap with a Sword: milo, Rapitalism, and Feeding Hunger with Thingness

Few of us devote much time to thinking about what a lifetime of labor is, especially creative labor. Milo is the kind of artist who invites us to think about it.

Your Life, Their Hands: Interview with Activist Documentarians Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering on ‘The Bleeding Edge’

Your Life, Their Hands: Interview with Activist Documentarians Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering on ‘The Bleeding Edge’

The makers of The Bleeding Edge on activist filmmaking, the dangers of medical deregulation, and Netflix as a platform for progressive filmmakers.

Losing the Narrative of Your Life: On Alissa Quart’s ​’Squeezed’

Losing the Narrative of Your Life: On Alissa Quart’s ​’Squeezed’

Alissa Quart’s perspective-driven reporting on the struggles of middle-class working families in Squeezed addresses the results of America’s utterly depraved neoliberal capitalist state.

“The Marketplace Is a Greater Democracy Than the Political Arena”

“The Marketplace Is a Greater Democracy Than the Political Arena”

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man may be the most important book of 2016, since reading it is like getting a top secret state department debriefing on world affairs.
Cassette Tape Fever in the Age of Bandcamp

Cassette Tape Fever in the Age of Bandcamp

The cassette tape is a miniature monument to a lost age of music in our days of Bandcamp; a small casket in which to place memories and last hopes.

Meet the Filmmakers: Promoting Indie Films the Q&A Way

‘Game Over’: A Look at Nintendo’s Past and Future