BITS & BRIEFS: Radical culture of leisure // Privatization of life and death // Equality vs. hierarchy // Algorithms redefined financialization

— “Power wants the powerless to be scared, thoughtless and alone”. Calm and clear minds are essential to think liberally about equality – by Prof. Shamus Khan

Economic Sociology & Political Economy

• To restore a social world and to retain the commons, the Working Class has to rebuild a shared culture of leisure. A sharp analysis and powerful call by Prof. Eva Swidler

• “Power wants the powerless to be scared, thoughtless and alone”. Calm and clear minds are essential to think liberally about equality – by Prof. Shamus Khan

• Computer models, not relations: how algorithms redefined the work of hedge funds, and the working of Financialization and Capital Accumulation.

• Privatization of life and death: Since the 2008 crisis, private equity firms have increasingly taken over public services like emergency care and firefighting, often with dire effects.

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