Kyle K. Moore is pursuing a Ph.D. in economics at The New School for Social Research, studying racial disparities and the effects of poorly designed economic policy on marginalized groups. His current research focuses on the effects of disparities in income, wealth, and exposure to stressful events on racial disparities in health.

June 18, 2021

Interviews

Investment and Decarbonization

A conversation on investment strategies for the green transition

, Tim Sahay, Adam Tooze, Daniela Gabor, Robert Hockett, Saule Omarova, Yakov Feygin

In late March, the Biden administration announced the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, with approximately half of the sum dedicated to fighting the climate crisis. While the legislation would mark a sea change in federal action to avert climate catastrophe,…

March 19, 2021

Interviews

Party Politics and Social Policy

A conversation between Lena Lavinas, André Singer, and Barbara Weinstein on three decades of party politics and social policy in Brazil.

, André Singer, Barbara Weinstein

In The Takeover of Social Policy by Financialization, Lena Lavinas names the “Brazilian Paradox”: the model of social inclusion implemented by the Workers’ Party under President Lula and President Rousseff promotes a logic of financial inclusion and market incorporation, and…

October 1, 2020

Analysis

A Popular History of the Fed

n Populist programs and democratic central banking.

, Noam Maggor

Since Lehman collapsed in 2008, central banks have broken free of historical norms, channelling trillions into the banking system to prop up global finance and the savings of depositors from Germany to Hong Kong. The corona crash has only accelerated…

February 27, 2020

Analysis

The Economics of Race

On the neoclassical and stratification theories of race

Black America has had less wealth, less income, less education, and poorer health than white America for as long as records have been kept.