In this guest post, economist Christophe Petit pays tribute to his friend and mentor David Graeber.

In 1957, Herbert Simon proposed that CEO pay had a simple explanation: it stemmed largely from rank in a hierarchy. His model was largely forgotton. Here’s a second look.

Frederick Soddy looms large in the field of ecological economics. Here’s a short dive into his ideas.

The US is in uncharted territory. Never before have stocks been so high relative to wages. Here’s what it means.

Exciting news! Capital as Power — the seminal text written by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler — is now available for free as both an epub and online book. Full disclosure: the typesetter was yours truly. What’s Capital as Power ? And why did I make a free ebook version? Read on to find out. You must unlearn what you have learned ¹ I don’t talk much on this blog about my personal journey.

IQ tests have always bothered me. They claim to measure ‘general intelligence’. I think this is bullshit.

Here are 10 countries that are beating the energy-life expectancy trend and 10 countries that are falling behind.

In a new video, Jonathan Nitzan demolishes the neoclassical theory of prices. Here’s a summary and some consequences.

People tend to become more individualistic at the same time that hierarchy grows. What explains this paradox?

Here are 10 tips for making charts that pop.

How can we improve human welfare without consuming more energy?