James K. Galbraith

James K. Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the University of Texas at Austin. He is a former executive director of the Joint Economic Committee in the US Congress.

EconomyJanuary 19, 2023

The Debt Ceiling Explained. Once More, With Feeling…

What The New York Times doesn’t know might hit you in the wallet.

James K. Galbraith
The LeftFebruary 18, 2022

How the Left Should Think About Inflation

There is no compelling reason to raise interest rates, now or later.

James K. Galbraith for The Nation
Election 2020July 29, 2020

The Democratic Party Platform Needs a Pandemic Plank

The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force presumes that the economy will recover as the virus recedes and the world returns to normal. This presumption is wrong at every level.

Emma Galbraith and James K. Galbraith
EconomyMarch 18, 2020

The Mobilization That Must Start Now

With the coronavirus bearing down on our economy, we must deploy all our resources now to survive—so that one day we may thrive.

James K. Galbraith
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Election 2020March 10, 2020

It’s Time to End the Structural Fraud in American Elections

Even with the best of intentions, our elections are designed to cut off new movements and truncate their votes.

James K. Galbraith
InequalityJune 22, 2018

Extreme Inequality Creates Global Disorder

And it’s a problem that can only have a political solution.

James K. Galbraith
October 6, 2017

Why Europe Needs a New Deal, Not Breakup

The EU is facing a crisis of legitimacy—but retreating to the nation-state will only benefit the far right.

Yanis Varoufakis and James K. Galbraith
EconomicsMarch 22, 2017

This 50 Year-Old Economics Book Helps Explain the Corporate Republic We Live In

Revisiting my father’s great work of theory can help us figure out what will take the place of faith in the free market.

James K. Galbraith
Political FiguresNovember 22, 2013

JFK’s Vietnam Withdrawal Plan Is a Fact, Not Speculation

A response to Rick Perlstein.

James K. Galbraith
EconomyOctober 5, 2011

What Would Keynes Do? A Forum

Economists and wonks respond to Thomas Geoghegan’s Nation essay “What Would Keynes Do?”

Doug Henwood , Matt Yglesias and James K. Galbraith

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James K. Galbraith

EconomyJanuary 19, 2023

What The New York Times doesn’t know might hit you in the wallet.

The LeftFebruary 18, 2022

There is no compelling reason to raise interest rates, now or later.

Election 2020July 29, 2020

The Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force presumes that the economy will recover as the virus recedes and the world returns to normal. This presumption is wrong at every level.

EconomyMarch 18, 2020

With the coronavirus bearing down on our economy, we must deploy all our resources now to survive—so that one day we may thrive.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Election 2020March 10, 2020

Even with the best of intentions, our elections are designed to cut off new movements and truncate their votes.

InequalityJune 22, 2018

And it’s a problem that can only have a political solution.

October 6, 2017

The EU is facing a crisis of legitimacy—but retreating to the nation-state will only benefit the far right.

EconomicsMarch 22, 2017

Revisiting my father’s great work of theory can help us figure out what will take the place of faith in the free market.

Political FiguresNovember 22, 2013

A response to Rick Perlstein.

EconomyOctober 5, 2011

Economists and wonks respond to Thomas Geoghegan’s Nation essay “What Would Keynes Do?”