The Debt Predators
Jul 20, 2020 shows how credit intermediation produces assets that only enrich investors and generate fees.
Katharina Pistor
Katharina Pistor, Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia Law School, is the author of The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality.
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The Debt Predators 
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Germany’s Constitutional Court Goes Rogue Germany’s Constitutional Court Goes Rogue
May 8, 2020 warns that the country's constitutional court risks endangering the euro and possibly even the European Union.
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Preventing Data Authoritarianism Preventing Data Authoritarianism
Apr 27, 2020 calls for a ban on nearly all collection and storage of personal information.
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Limited Liability Is Causing Unlimited Harm Limited Liability Is Causing Unlimited Harm
Feb 5, 2020 thinks airtight legal protection for corporate shareholders has led to a widespread market failure.
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If Wealth Is Justified, so Is a Wealth Tax If Wealth Is Justified, so Is a Wealth Tax
Dec 10, 2019 calls into question billionaires' entitlement to full ownership and control of their accumulated fortunes.
