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Jonathan Ira Levy, a professor in the Department of History and the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, is the author of Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States (Random House, 2021).

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  1. The Evolution of Modern Political Power
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    The Evolution of Modern Political Power

    Oct 27, 2023 Jonathan Ira Levy traces the complicated interplay between states, global capital, and civil society over the past century.

  2. The Pitfalls of Dollar Hegemony
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    The Pitfalls of Dollar Hegemony

    Apr 14, 2023 Jonathan Ira Levy shows why no modern national economy, least of all the United States, can be understood in isolation.

  3. Big Tech Gets Derailed
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    Big Tech Gets Derailed

    Nov 24, 2022 Jonathan Ira Levy traces the origins of the sector's recent turmoil to the nineteenth-century rise of the corporation.

  4. The Adventures of Money
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    The Adventures of Money

    Jul 15, 2022 Jonathan Ira Levy reviews two recent books on the “deep past” of one of humanity’s most important institutions.

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    Is Antitrust Enforcement Broken?

    Though antitrust enforcement has been gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, a handful of private actors still wield extraordinary market power – and thus power over ordinary people’s lives. With some calling for more radical action, and others warning that reining in firms’ market power would be unhelpful and even harmful, we asked PS commentators what needs to be done.

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    Europe and the Polycrisis

    Thomas Buberl argues that safeguarding the EU’s future demands a fundamental institutional transformation by 2045.
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    The Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Test

    Dani Rodrik explains how to steer international economic-policy debates toward what really matters.
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    Who Needs a New Economic Paradigm?

    Andrés Velasco asks what’s behind the ambition, on both the left and right, to promote a transformative vision of the field.
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    Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?

    Kenneth Rogoff thinks greater economic openness is key to tackling cross-country disparities and achieving sustainability.
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    The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe

    Craig Douglas urges EU leaders to borrow against future Emissions Trading System revenues to finance higher investment now.
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    Ukraine Needs Security Guarantees

    Ana Palacio views NATO as the only institution that can credibly safeguard the country’s sovereignty in the long term.
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    AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance

    Ian Bremmer & Marietje Schaake

    A new Global Digital Compact rests on the insight that while AI can be a game-changing technology, managing its far-reaching potential requires a new global infrastructure and robust mechanisms to manage the risks. At a time when multilateralism is faltering, global cooperation remains possible.

     herald a new global compact that aims to manage the technology’s risks and unlock its potential.
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    What US Interest-Rate Cuts Mean for China

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng point out that the Federal Reserve’s monetary easing gives Chinese policymakers room to fight deflation.

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