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44:12

Andres Saenz de Sicilia, "Subsumption in Kant, Hegel...

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2026/08/07

Subsumption in Kant, Hegel and Marx: From the Critique of Reason to the Critique of Societyis the latest book from Dr Andres Saenz De Sicilia, an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University London. Andres’ excellent title, published with Brill and released in soft cover with Haymarket Books late last year, is an in-depth exploration of the concept of subsumption as it appears in the works of three great thinkers, and the relevance of the paradigm for modern critical theory. In this

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35:13

Robert Lee Maril, "Hungry Oklahoma: Confronting...

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2026/07/30

In Oklahoma, one out of every six residents is poor. One in five children lives in poverty and faces food insecurity. InHungry Oklahoma: Confronting Poverty and Food Insecurity(U Oklahoma Press, 2026), native son and sociologist Robert Lee Maril follows in the tradition of the national bestsellersNickel and DimedandEvictedto illuminate the lived experience of poverty and food insecurity in communities across the state. Maril's account is immediately personal. He begins with "guests," as

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56:51

Joe Ngai and Nick Leung, "The Next China Is Still...

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2026/07/30

What’s going on in the Chinese economy? China reported GDP growth of just 4.3% last quarter. Consumption is sluggish, exports are booming, electronics manufacturers and chipmakers are reporting huge profits as car sales slump.Joe Ngai and Nick Leung dive into the Chinese economy in their latest bookThe Next China Is Still China: An Insider's Playbook for Winning in the New Era(Scribner,2026),which came out earlier this year. The book is motivated by a question many executives asked amid new U.S

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57:13

Adam Y. Liu, "Authoritarian Markets: The Politics of...

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2026/07/28

Authoritarian Markets explores the political foundations of China's banking boom and its far-reaching impact on the Chinese economy.In 1978 China had no commercial banks. Today it commands the world's largest banking system, with assets equal to 40 percent of global GDP. In Authoritarian Markets: The Politics of China's Banking Explosion (Cornell University Press, 2026), Dr. Adam Y. Liu argues that this rise was not the product of market reforms but of political bargains and bureaucratic

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84:03

Lana Swartz on Digital Money and Digital Cultures of...

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2026/07/27

Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel, talks with Lana Swartz, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Shannon Mid-Career at the University of Virginia, where she runs the Digital Cultures and Economies Lab. Swartz is a creative and wide-ranging thinker and researcher. The pair focuses on Swartz's book, New Money: How Payment Became social media, and talks about her recent work on youth money cultures and on the rich business and media dimensions of contemporary nail artists and salons. Learn more

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44:52

Toby Miller and Joan Pedro Carañana, "Global Sports...

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2026/07/26

Just how much damage is sport doing to the planet? In Global Sports Go Green—Or Do They?(Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)Toby Miller, Profesor Distinguido at the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico and Joan Pedro Carañana, Associate Professor of Journalism at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain examine the ecological impact of major sporting events. Using case studies of The World Cup, The Olympics, The America’s Cup and Formula One, the book demonstrates the vast range of economic, social,

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49:56

Andrew Flachs, "Feeding the World as If People...

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2026/07/24

Backyard gardens flush with cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers where bees buzz and chickens scratch. Beyond, a forest filled with blackberries and jewelweed. Inspired by childhood memories of his grandmother’s overflowing backyard garden, author Andrew Flachs has embarked on a multi-continent, decades-long look at agriculture and its value. The dominant view of agriculture has focused only on what we produce. It sees value in terms of capital gains or yield efficiency, masking how our global

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27:54

Systemic, Non-Linear Change Is Today’s Path Forward

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2026/07/23

Ilene Fischer is the founder and CEO of Sophia Network, where she guides executive leaders through the turbulence of disruptive change, mergers, reorganizations, and breakthrough innovations – applying her signature Innovation Ecosystems methodology to turn strategic vision into reality. Earlier in her career, she was a partner at Charlie Kiefer’s Innovation Associates and managing director at the Tom Peters Company, and has been an advocate for women’s causes in an array of fields. “Innovation

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J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev, "Against Money" (U...

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2026/07/19

Money is everywhere in our daily lives. It lurks in the swipe of a card at the grocery store, in looming student-loan debts, in the prices of things we want, and in our subconscious navigation of the modern world. In this revelatory book, economists Mason and Jayadev explain how and why money is so deeply misunderstood by the world it dominates—as well as the dangerous social implications of this misunderstanding. Against Money(University of Chicago Press, 2026)tackles the most dearly held

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41:12

Elana Resnick, "Refusing Sustainability: Race and...

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2026/07/19

Sustainability has become a touchstone for development worldwide, promising an antidote to environmental degradation and capitalism's excess: waste. Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe (Stanford University Press, 2025) presents a fundamentally different account of sustainability and waste itself by uncovering the intersections of international environmental reforms and racialized labor. In Bulgaria, Roma comprise the bulk of the country's waste workers,

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63:13

Are Capitalism and Democracy Fundamentally...

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2026/07/09

Today I'm speaking with Mordecai Kurz, Joan Kenney Professor of Economics Emeritus at Stanford University. We are discussing his latest book,Private Power and Democracy's Decline: How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy(MIT Press, 2026). After its high-water mark several decades ago, democracy's status continues to slide globally. Capitalism and democracy, which once seemed to complement each other, now appear at odds. Free-market policies and monopolistic technologies have enriched many while

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31:09

On “Turtling” Versus Being Primed for Possibilities

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2026/07/09

Tissa Richards is a leadership expert, keynote speaker, and the award-winning author ofNo Permission NeededandRethinking Resilience:Fueling Your Competitive Advantage. Her mission is to help bold, high-capacity leaders become unshakable. A repeat tech founder and CEO who has raised millions in funding, Tissa advises a wide array of companies on innovation and performance. In an era when trust is eroding, holding back and failing to communicate is a greater failing than ever. Rather than act like a

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39:53

Tyler Girard, "Financial Inclusion: How an Idea...

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2026/07/04

The number of people in the world with a bank account or money service provider increased by 2 billion over the past decade. This phenomenon reflects what Dr. Tyler Girard calls the global financial inclusion agenda. This agenda emerged in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and quickly became a prominent feature of global economic governance. The core idea of financial inclusion is that all individuals and businesses should have access to and use formal financial services, including

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25:53

The Tin Man Model of Running a Company Is Rusty

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2026/07/02

Phil Le-Brun and Jana Werner are enterprise strategists at Amazon Web Services, based in London. Phil was previously a corporate VP and international CIO at McDonalds. Jana was formerly at DHL and studied uncertainty dynamics in academia. They are authors of The Octopus Organization: A Guide to Thriving in a World of Continuous Transformation published by Harvard Business Review Press. Octopus’s are nimble and amazing, as anybody who has watched the 2020 Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus

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50:01

Kate Bayliss, "Privatising Humanity: How Our...

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2026/07/01

Privatising Humanity: How Our Essential Human Needs Became Financial Assets (Manchester UP, 2026) is the latest book from Dr Kate Bayliss, a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at SOAS, University of London. Dr Bayliss’ excellent title, published with Manchester University Press, is a critical examination of the privatisation paradigm. In the book, Dr Bayliss specifically analyses the history, processes, political economy and outcomes of privatisation policies in Britain across

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32:02

Juxuan Zhang and Pierre-Yves Donzé, "Entrepreneurs...

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2026/06/29

In this interview I met with Dr. Juxuan Zhang (Osaka University) to discuss her research on the history of the Chinese apparel industry since 1979. Her paper with Prof Pierre-Yves Donzé (Osaka University) investigates the structural transformation of the Chinese apparel industry from 1980 to 2020. Following an approach of industry studies and classic business history, it focuses on the 10 largest apparel companies in the four decades since the 1980s. Drawn from a broad range of published sources and

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35:57

Reinvention in an Era of Volatility

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2026/06/18

Caroline Stokes is a strategist who works with C-Suites and Boards to lead their organizations through AI disruption, climate risk, and geopolitical instability. Her new book Aftershock to 2030: A CEO's Guide to Reinvention in the Age of AI, Climate, and Societal Collapse is published by Broad Book Press and serves as a roadmap for leaders navigating the tidal wave of change going on today. The founder of Workplace EQ, Caroline Stokes is previously the author of the business book Elephants Before

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45:26

How Does the Second-Hand Book Business Really Work?...

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2026/06/12

Today I’m speaking with Mike Lane, Managing Director and co-founder of WeBuyBooks about the economics of the second-hand book business. WeBuyBooks is one of the UK’s largest second-hand book dealers. Mike talks about how he got his start in the book industry, which books sell and which don't, and what the future holds for the book industry more broadly. Mike also discusses other second-hand business lines in CDs, DVDs, and Legos.Visit WeBuyBooks.co.uk and use code NBN15 for 15% extra on your

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57:59

Joshua Comaroff, "Spectropolis: The Enchantment of...

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2026/06/07

In Singapore, the financial center of Southeast Asia, hyperurbanization and commercial development exist alongside enduring belief in the economic power of ghosts: in their ability to control the flows of money and value and to determine the outcome of investments and wagers. Spectropolis: The Enchantment of Capital in Singapore (U Minnesota Press, 2025) explores the unlikely collusion of these two systems, demonstrating both the productive role of popular beliefs in the modern world and the

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56:04

Max Krahé and Sara Schulte, "Housing Policy At An...

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2026/06/03

If governments provide financial support for affordable housing, should they provide support for inhabitants directly, or rather for the construction of dwellings? Dr. Max Krahé and Sara Schulte both work for the German economic think tank Dezernat Zukunft, and they aim to answer this question by looking at the past. In this interview we discuss the research design, the conclusions, and also what policy implications they draw from their analysis.Want to know more? You can find everything about

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