Galleries on Lockdown: COVID-19 and Digitization of the Art Market Kenza Tahri Aug 17, 2020 The art market was shaken by frenzy in early spring as social distancing guidelines kicked in, requiring vendors to…
Selfish Altruism: Lessons from the Remdesivir Buyout Olivia Yu Jul 23, 2020 The steady tick, tick of the counter for confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide pays no regard to news that as of the…
Thinking Critically About Social Value: The Visibility of Race and Class During… Marie Fester Jun 29, 2020 Across North America, the uneven impact of COVID-19 reveals the relevance of concepts first articulated by Marx and…
Bhutan and the Paradox of Happiness Triumph Kerins Jun 26, 2020 Perhaps no state of being is more sought after than happiness. However, Bhutan’s happiness-based economic…
Race and Population: Japan’s Economic Timebombs Gideon Salutin Mar 5, 2020 National policy and planning have taken centre stage, but are currently preoccupied with avoiding migration. This…
The Culpability of Hjalmar Schacht: Part 2 Gary Lai Dec 28, 2019 "When Hjalmar Schacht was appointed the Minister of Economics by Hitler in 1934, he set off to tighten his grip on…
The Culpability of Hjalmar Schacht: Part 1 Gary Lai Dec 27, 2019 “But Schacht, don't you realise how fond I am of you?" This affectionate statement came from the most unlikely…
Are Contemporary Art Galleries Victims of Globalization? Lorenzo Béatrix Dec 14, 2019 Now established spaces symbolic of expression and innovation, galleries nevertheless meet economic imperatives in…
What’s Happening in Venezuela? Elina Qureshi Mar 3, 2019 This crisis has been years in the making. Venezuelans deserve change, but not in the form of a long and bloody…
Economic Populists Don’t Have the Answers Jack Kline Feb 20, 2019 Market capitalism and shady elites are not destroying the American family. Uncertainty about the future, a purely…