James Livingston
James Livingston, Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers University, is the author of six books, including Origins of the Federal Reserve System: Money, Class, and Corporate Capitalism, 1890-1913 (Cornell University Press, 1986), and the forthcoming The Intellectual Earthquake: How Pragmatism Changed the World, 1898-2008 (University of Chicago Press).
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What Was Capitalism?
What Was Capitalism?
Feb 16, 2024 James Livingston asks whether those at the commanding heights of today's economy are steering us toward feudalism or fatuousness.
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Neoliberal Minority Rule
Neoliberal Minority Rule
Nov 1, 2023 James Livingston says that the question is no longer how, but whether, free markets can serve democracy’s cause.
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Men Overboard
Men Overboard
Aug 11, 2023 James Livingston explores the unspoken tragedy at the heart of conservatives' fixation on defending patriarchy.
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The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending
Mar 10, 2023 James Livingston surveys the intellectual terrain created by the transition from capitalism as we have come to know it.
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The Contested Fed
The Contested Fed
Dec 2, 2022 James Livingston reviews three books that, each in its own way, reveal a central truth about the world’s leading central bank.
