James K. Galbraith

James K. Galbraith reviews a new book, Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar, that reckons with the origins of economics and the purpose behind it

James K. Galbraith reviews a new book, Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar, that reckons with the origins of economics and the purpose behind it

James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates

James K. Galbraith worries that the Democrats in the American Congress will allow themselves to be suckered once again over a fake crisis

James K. Galbraith worries that the Democrats in the American Congress will allow themselves to be suckered once again over a fake crisis

James K. Galbraith contends that tightening US monetary policy will inflict social and economic harm with little to no payoff

James K. Galbraith contends that tightening US monetary policy will inflict social and economic harm with little to no payoff

James K. Galbraith thinks Chairman Jerome Powell will get credit for a decline in US inflation that would have happened anyway

James K. Galbraith thinks Chairman Jerome Powell will get credit for a decline in US inflation that would have happened anyway

James K. Galbriath urges the US to revive a policy framework that worked extraordinary well for most of its 40 years

James K. Galbriath urges the US to revive a policy framework that worked extraordinary well for most of its 40 years

James K. Galbraith attributes the supply-chain problem in the US to a system that was built for efficiency, not resilience

James K. Galbraith attributes the supply-chain problem in the US to a system that was built for efficiency, not resilience

James K. Galbraith blames the state's power outages and water shortages on a flawed free-market model for utility companies

James K. Galbraith blames the state's power outages and water shortages on a flawed free-market model for utility companies

James K Galbraith says expectations of a sustained US economic rebound ignore three major long-term structural changes

James K Galbraith says expectations of a sustained US economic rebound ignore three major long-term structural changes