Articles by Rob Larson

Trillions and Trillions: The Selective Blindness on Endless Economic Growth
Despite conservative rhetoric, we actually can afford nice things that benefit the public.

The IMF’s Bottomless Bottom-Line Cruelty
How the IMF & the World Bank—in the name of progress—succeed in keeping poor countries poor.

How Serious Is The Inflation Situation?
Current Affairs economist-in-residence Rob Larson offers a primer on rising prices and an assessment of conservative inflation panic.

It Turns Out the Right Just Believes In Power
The conservative tantrum on workplace vaccination shows why their ideas are wrong

Why We Should All Fear Facebook’s Oversight Board
A dark new world of private government is upon us.

Humanity Does Not Need Bill Gates
On everything from climate change to global health, the billionaire tycoon is a study in shamelessness.

Break Up Facebook, But That’s Just The Start
The FTC suit against Facebook has limited aims and long odds.

Big Business and its Bottomless Bootlickers
Some economists say that big business is good, actually. Are they correct? They are not.

The Tuttle Twins and the Case of the Really Bad Libertarian Propaganda
The Right gets ’em while they’re young.

Gambling With Your Health
The capitalist idea of “efficiency” leaves us vulnerable to emergencies.
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