James K. Galbraith

James K. Galbraith teaches economics at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin. His latest book is The Power to Destroy: How Bad Economics Drove America's Decline (University of Chicago Press, 2026).

Taming Global Capitalism Anew Taming Global Capitalism Anew

Taming global capitalism is the overriding challenge of our time. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Thea Lee, James K. Galbraith and others offer their ideas on how the United States can transfo...

Mar 30, 2006 / Feature / Joel Rogers, James K. Galbraith, Jeff Faux, Thea M. Lee, Will Hutton, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Marcellus Andrews, and Jane D’Arista

Abolish Election Day Abolish Election Day

The time has come for voting-by-mail.

Nov 13, 2004 / Feature / James K. Galbraith

Socking It to the States Socking It to the States

Sentient observers know that American state and local governments face a historic crisis--that they are cutting vital services and raising taxes, mainly on those already most s...

May 22, 2003 / Feature / James K. Galbraith

Share Revenue, Save Jobs Share Revenue, Save Jobs

To the economy, September 11 now appears to have been a transient shock. Sales, confidence and the stock market plunged, but then returned. As the dead cat bounced, optimists dec...

Jan 24, 2002 / James K. Galbraith

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