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James K. Galbraith, a former Executive Director of the Joint Economic Committee, is Professor of Government and Chair in Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author, most recently, of Inequality: What Everyone Needs to Know and Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice: The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe.

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How America Can Beat COVID-19
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How America Can Beat COVID-19

Mar 4, 2020 James K. Galbraith uses the mass mobilization for World War II as a model for dealing with the coronavirus epidemic.

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Can Sanders Do it?
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Can Sanders Do it?

Jan 31, 2020 James K. Galbraith offers a comprehensive breakdown of Bernie Sanders's policy program and its implications for the economy.

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The Next Great Transformation
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The Next Great Transformation

Nov 8, 2019 James K. Galbraith warns that our ability to confront global challenges is being hindered by economic instability and inequality.

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The Unsustainability of Inequality
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The Unsustainability of Inequality

Aug 23, 2019 James K. Galbraith argues that a sustainable and civilized future depends on getting a grip on global finance.

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Capitalism’s Great Reckoning
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Capitalism’s Great Reckoning

Apr 19, 2019 James K. Galbraith reviews books by three leading observers assessing the lamentable state of modern political economy.

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Stories That Can’t End Well
May 7, 2019

Soviet train tunnels in mountains to avoid going uphill? That's interesting. European Russia is mostly flat. And a list of the world's longest tunnels has many in China, but only a handful dating from the days of the Soviet Union, and those are the metro lines of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk, Kharkiv and Kiev. Admittedly those works are very grand. But they weren't built through mountains, or "just to avoid having to go uphill." Could Professor James please provide a source for his narrative on this point?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_tunnels.

Populists Love the Pandemic
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Populists Love the Pandemic

Sławomir Sierakowski examines how illiberal politicians are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to bolster their power.

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Why America Is Losing to COVID-19
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Why America Is Losing to COVID-19

William A. Haseltine explains why the US response to the pandemic has failed so spectacularly compared to other countries.

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Will the Economic Strategy Work?
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Will the Economic Strategy Work?

Jean Pisani-Ferry emphasizes that efforts to conserve firms and workers are predicated on a relatively short pandemic.

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What History Can Teach Us About COVID-19

What History Can Teach Us About COVID-19

Frank Snowden & Elmira Bayrasli discuss how global health crises have restructured societies in the past, and what lessons we can take from them in dealing with COVID-19.

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PS Say More: Sławomir Sierakowski PS OnPoint
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PS Say More: Sławomir Sierakowski

Sławomir Sierakowski compares the current situation in Poland to a political thriller, describes the foreign policy Europe needs, and provides an ideal pandemic reading list.

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The Two Pandemics
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The Two Pandemics

Robert J. Shiller shows how the financial contagion triggered by the COVID-19 crisis has taken on a life of its own.

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The COVID-19 Solidarity Test
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The COVID-19 Solidarity Test

Kemal Derviş notes that the pandemic will require sacrifices between generations, income groups, and countries.

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Beware Viral Enabling Acts
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Beware Viral Enabling Acts

Jan-Werner Mueller warns that governments will use the COVID-19 crisis to grab new powers, which some will make permanent.

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