Reposted by LPE BlogThe LPE Project @lpeproject.bsky.social · 16h"In capitalism, social relations of production exert outsized force on all other domains, distorting and warping relations of reproduction, protection, and meaning-making without fully annihilating their internal capacity to structure relations in their distinct domains." 053
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 20hToday, Yochai Benkler concludes our symposium on "Structure and Legitimation in Capitalism," responding to Matthew Dimick, Jed Purdy, and Katharina Pistor. To understand the place of the state in capitalism, he argues, we must take social relations as the basic unit of analysis.lpeproject.orgTaking Social Relations as the Basic Unit of AnalysisIn capitalism, social relations of production exert outsized force on all other domains, distorting and warping relations of reproduction, protection, and meaning-making without fully annihilating… 033
Reposted by LPE Blogkatharinapistor.bsky.social @katharinapistor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My response to Yochai Benkler‘s take on transforming capitalism. Sadly, we cannot count on the state 0197
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, @katharinapistor.bsky.social argues that any program of transformative change must reckon with the fact that capitalists have largely succeeded in de-legitimizing existing institutions, including the state itself.lpeproject.orgThe New Institutional Political Economy of CapitalismIn recent decades, capitalists have largely succeeded in undermining the state's capacity to act, leaving it too weak to carry out social democratic reforms even with a favorable government in place. 076
Reposted by LPE BlogGautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A good critique of Yochai Benkler's 2025 article "Structure and Legitimation in Capitalism" by Katharina Pistor in @lpeblog.bsky.social: "The theory gives surprisingly short shrift to the state itself." lpeproject.org/blog/the-new...lpeproject.orgThe New Institutional Political Economy of CapitalismIn recent decades, capitalists have largely succeeded in undermining the state's capacity to act, leaving it too weak to carry out social democratic reforms even with a favorable government in place. 141
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hear, hear. As Kate Jackson has argued, it's pretty easy to see recent developments in corporate law as continuous with democratic backsliding:lpeproject.orgA Populist CEO in Corporate Law’s Court?Recent amendments to Delaware’s corporate code have tilted the playing field toward powerful tech CEOs and private equity representatives. Beneath these reforms lies a deeper political shift — the… 081
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Unlike Constitutional law, business law never seemed like any kind of democratic bulwark. After all, many smart people have argued that authoritarians often fruitfully exploit capitalism’s legal codes. Regrettably, we may soon learn to miss Delaware’s small contribution to democracy."lpeproject.orgA Populist CEO in Corporate Law’s Court?Recent amendments to Delaware’s corporate code have tilted the playing field toward powerful tech CEOs and private equity representatives. Beneath these reforms lies a deeper political shift — the… 051
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Across the world, insulin manufacturers have been shifting their production lines to GLP-1s, after entirely discontinuing some insulin products that were widely used and still profitable – just less profitable than GLP-1s." 045
Reposted by LPE BlogQuinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 28/09/2026Me and @bentarnoff.com went long (is there any other way to go?) for @thedigradio.bsky.social with our friend @danieldenvir.bsky.social thedig.blubrry.net/podcast/musk... 5508
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For those in New York City and interested in learning more about public pharma, the Health and Political Economy Project will be hosting a panel tonight (Monday, Sept. 28) at the New School on Public Pharma, Public Power: Taking Back Control of the Medicine Supply.racepowerpolicy.orgPublic Pharma, Public Power: Taking Back Control of the Medicine Supply - Institute on Race, Power and Political EconomyAccess to affordable medicine is a human right. Yet across the United States, drug prices remain out of reach for millions, with the heaviest burdens falling on Black, Latino, Indigenous, and other c... 040
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today, Marc Shkurovich explains why every US politician running on single-payer or universal healthcare should also be talking about public pharma.lpeproject.orgThe Time for Public Pharma is NowTo make medicines more affordable, policymakers are increasingly turning to price controls and out-of-pocket caps. These measures, while lowering costs, leave decisions about which drugs to… 163
Reposted by LPE BlogDylan GL @dylangyauchl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For @theslingutah.bsky.social, I reviewed new books from @lindsayowens.bsky.social and @isabellamweber.bsky.social, two of my personal econ policy heroes! The two of them are working to recenter human welfare in economics and just maybe save the discipline from itself.thesling.orgIt’s the Economics, Stupid: A Review of Gouged and Anti-Fascist Economics - The SlingWeber’s Anti-Fascist Economics and Owens’s Gouged help to flesh out a heterodox way of thinking about economic policy. 11710
Reposted by LPE BlogNYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We're pleased to share that @ambakak.bsky.social co-ED of @ainowinstitute.bsky.social will join @hellodcwp.bsky.social Commissioner @saalevine.bsky.social to discuss local AI governance with writer @edwardongwesojr.com next week. RSVP at governing-ai-for-nyc-workers-and-consumers.eventbrite.comgoverning-ai-for-nyc-workers-and-consumers.eventbrite.comGoverning AI for Workers and Consumers: NYC's Public ApproachDive into what NYC can do to advance affordability for working families during the rise of AI and corporate consolidation. 11713
Reposted by LPE BlogDeath Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In our latest, we speak with Nate Holdren @nhold.bsky.social about how the concept of “gerontocracy” points us away from structural conditions while at the same time reinforcing dominant ideas about disposability www.patreon.com/deathpanelpo...patreon.comOn “Gerontocracy,” Part 2: Age and Capitalist Disposability w/ Nate Holdren (09/28/26) | The Death PanelBeatrice speaks with Nate Holdren about how the concept of “gerontocracy” points us away from structural conditions while at the same time r 1146
Reposted by LPE BlogLPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The week that was: Jed Purdy discusses law’s role in capitalism, while @meganwachspress.bsky.social explores how the data center boom risks privatizing the power grid. Plus, the hottest podcast episodes, essays, and law review articles from around the web.lpeproject.orgWeekly Roundup: Sept. 25Jed Purdy discusses law’s role in capitalism, while Megan Wachspress explores how the data center boom risks privatizing the power grid. Plus, Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Gabe Winant on gerontocracy… 234
Reposted by LPE BlogNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I think I managed not to sound too starstruck being on @fivefourpod.bsky.social with @daphnarenan.bsky.socialpodcasts.apple.comDe-Supremify the Supreme Court with Niko Bowie and Daphna RenanPodcast Episode · 5-4 · September 25 · 43m 3958
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You might enjoy this piece... "Most world leaders seem to recognize that the Board serves primarily as a venue through which to purchase influence over Trump, most directly within his preferred sector of real estate and through his preferred intermediaries of Kushner and Witkoff."lpeproject.orgThe ShakedownThe overt gangsterfication of US foreign policy, formalized through the so-called "Board of Peace," marks the culmination of a dangerous transformation in the nature of American hegemony. 010
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Deadline extended to 10/5: the UNESCO Chair on Health, Race, and Human Rights invites scholars, legal practitioners, judges, policymakers, public health professionals, and civil society organisations to submit abstracts for the inaugural UNESCO Global Congress on Health, Race and Human Rights.unescochairhrhr.orgGlobal Congress — UNESCO Chair on Health, Race and Human RightsAn international convening on law, equity, and global health. 010
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@gracabi.bsky.social has a new article examining the prevalence of status-based legal distinctions and whether these distinctions should be regulated, abolished, or reclaimed.papers.ssrn.comStatus as a Source of Law<p><i>In our legal make-believe, we describe the world as made of contractual private ordering and state regulation, a flat, individual, and market-based vision 121
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@desireelc.bsky.social has a new article looking at how threats to automate workers affect their organizing efforts today.papers.ssrn.comBefore AutomationIn recent years, a novel but undervalued governance instrument has emerged that threatens the very foundations of American labor law: managerial power over the 241
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026At Pivot Press, Benjamin P. Davis interviews Jed Purdy about his forthcoming book on Raymond Williams.pivotpress.orgPurdy — Pivot Press 111
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In the @bostonreview.bsky.social, Noura Erakat discusses the Board of Peace as a template for a new world order.bostonreview.netExit and ExceptionThe Board of Peace’s model for governing Palestine reflects designs for a new world order. 277
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On his substack, Corey Robin reflects on the outsized moral burdens that our society places on individual choice.coreyrobin675129.substack.comOn Nikole Hannah-JonesWhat the left can offer to a sick society 121
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In Democracy, Ron Knox explains how Americans learned (and forgot) that monopolies fuel fascism.democracyjournal.orgHow Monopoly Fascism Rose AgainA generation of Americans learned from Nazi Germany that monopolies fuel fascism. It's time we relearned that lesson. 111
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On the hit podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, Leah Litman, Lina Khan, and Lev Menand discuss ways to limit how much SCOTUS can mess with federal agencies.audioboom.comWe Need To Talk About Jurisdiction StrippingIn the fourth installment of our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series, Leah sits down with former FTC Chair Lina Khan and Lev Menand, both of Columbia Law School, to talk through ways to limit ho... 120
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On the hit podcast @deathpanel.bsky.social, Beatrice Adler-Bolton talks with Gabe Winant about the idea of “gerontocracy” and whether age should be understood to act as a mediator of class.patreon.comOn "Gerontocracy" w/ Gabriel Winant (09/21/26) | The Death PanelBeatrice speaks with Gabriel Winant about the idea popular in some circles that we live in a “gerontocracy” and whether and how age could be 121
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The week that was: Jed Purdy discusses law’s role in capitalism, while @meganwachspress.bsky.social explores how the data center boom risks privatizing the power grid. Plus, the hottest podcast episodes, essays, and law review articles from around the web.lpeproject.orgWeekly Roundup: Sept. 25Jed Purdy discusses law’s role in capitalism, while Megan Wachspress explores how the data center boom risks privatizing the power grid. Plus, Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Gabe Winant on gerontocracy… 234
Reposted by LPE BlogStrict Scrutiny Podcast @strictscrutiny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW! Lev Menand & Lina Khan join HOT SCOTUS REFORM SEPTEMBER to discuss jurisdiction stripping & other reforms to protect statutes or agency regulations from the Court - especially those tackling economic issues. crooked.com/podcast/we-n...static.klipy.comTaylor Chan: Pshh In This EconomyAlt: Taylor Chan: Pshh In This Economy 22912
Reposted by LPE BlogMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026For @lpeblog.bsky.social I wrote about why "bring your own power" is a false solution to the problem of datacenter energy demand and why municipalization (public ownership and control) of regional transmission organizations is necessary to protect ratepayers and accelerate decarbonization.lpeproject.orgThe Neoliberal Grid is in CrisisTo protect customers from rising electricity prices, public officials are urging data center developers to supply their own power. But this approach risks privatizing the power grid… 34220
Reposted by LPE BlogSylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026'“Bring your own power” thus risks facilitating a privatization of the grid... hyperscalers can leverage their access to astronomical amounts of capital to build a parallel set of resources and then force governments to accommodate it.' 085
Reposted by LPE BlogJames Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"it is a tell that an invitation to tech companies to bring their own power cedes our own." An insightful post about how tech companies are exploiting a public resource at the expense of the global climate and electric customers. 083
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026To protect customers from rising electricity prices, public officials are urging data center developers to supply their own power. Yet as @meganwachspress.bsky.social argues, this approach risks privatizing our shared electrical infrastructure.lpeproject.orgThe Neoliberal Grid is in CrisisTo protect customers from rising electricity prices, public officials are urging data center developers to supply their own power. But this approach risks privatizing the power grid… 031
Reposted by LPE BlogLPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How much autonomy does politics have from the prevailing economic order? And what role does culture play in shaping politics? Today, Jed Purdy reflects on law’s potential role in advancing democratic efforts to shape the terms of common life.lpeproject.orgPolitics, Culture, and CapitalismHow much autonomy does politics have from the prevailing economic order? And what role does culture play in shaping politics? Answers to these questions will help determine law’s potential role in… 095
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026How much autonomy does politics have from the prevailing economic order? And what role does culture play in shaping politics? Today, Jed Purdy reflects on law’s potential role in advancing democratic efforts to shape the terms of common life.lpeproject.orgPolitics, Culture, and CapitalismHow much autonomy does politics have from the prevailing economic order? And what role does culture play in shaping politics? Answers to these questions will help determine law’s potential role in… 095
Reposted by LPE BlogDeath Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In our latest, we speak with Gabriel Winant @gabrielwinant.bsky.social about the idea popular in some circles that we live in a “gerontocracy” and whether and how age could be understood to act as a mediator of class www.patreon.com/deathpanelpo...patreon.comOn "Gerontocracy" w/ Gabriel Winant (09/21/26) | The Death PanelBeatrice speaks with Gabriel Winant about the idea popular in some circles that we live in a “gerontocracy” and whether and how age could be 1229
Reposted by LPE BlogNYC Policy Forum @nycpolicyforum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026How can NYC protect New Yorkers as AI reshapes the economy? Reserve your seat for our talk with @hellodcwp.bsky.social, Commissioner @saalevine.bsky.social, and writer @edwardongwesojr.com Sept. 30 3:30–5 PM Co-sponsored by the CUNY Law Burns Program, @cplusc.bsky.social, @rooseveltinstitute.orggoverning-ai-for-nyc-workers-and-consumers.eventbrite.comGoverning AI for Workers and Consumers: NYC's Public ApproachDive into what NYC can do to advance affordability for working families during the rise of AI and corporate consolidation. 097
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026At the Rent Roll, @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social and Jacob Udell interview Sam Stein about his new book, A Right to Housing?rentroll.substack.comA Right to Housing?An interview with Sam Stein 010
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In the @bostonreview.bsky.social, JS Tan and Clarissa Redwine discuss the rise and fall of tech worker power.bostonreview.netThe Rise and Fall of Tech Worker PowerCrushing our union drive at Twitter opened the floodgates for Silicon Valley’s assault on labor. 143
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026For those in NYC, the Health and Political Economy Project invites you to an upcoming event (Monday, Sept. 28) on Public Pharma, Public Power: Taking Back Control of the Medicine Supply.event.newschool.eduPublic Pharma, Public Power: Taking Back Control of the Medicine SupplyAccess to affordable medicine is a human right. Yet across the United States, drug prices remain out of reach for millions, with the heaviest burdens falling on Black, Latino, Indigenous, and other c... 110
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026ICYMI: Balkinization recently concluded a symposium on the the Global Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence.balkin.blogspot.comBalkinization: Balkinization Symposium on The Global Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence-- Collected PostsA group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics 110
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In Law and Critique, @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social and Jessica Whyte have a new paper on the transition from dollar hegemony to dollar dominance.link.springer.comFrom Dollar Hegemony to Dollar Dominance - Law and CritiqueThis article describes and diagnoses a major shift in the modalities, uses and legal forms of the international role of the US dollar. Drawing from the work of Ranajit Guha, we argue that the balance ... 193
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Also hitting the shelves this week: @athenais.bsky.social's new book, *The House That Family Money Built: How Inequality Governs Debt and Wealth Management.*ucpress.eduThe House That Family Money Built by Allison Tait - PaperScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 152
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Out now: @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social’s *Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People.* wwnorton.com/books/978132... And don’t miss an upcoming event (virtual + in person) on the book at the Center for Law and the Economy (Thursday, Sept. 24).law.columbia.edu"Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People"Join leading constitutional law scholar and Harvard Law Professor Daphna Renan for a discussion of her new book, "Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People," co-written wit 141
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The week that was: Yochai Benkler on law's role within capitalism, Matt Dimick on capital and law as social forms, and Matthew Lawrence on admin law after transsubstantivity. Plus, two hot new books 🔥📚, a public pharma event 🧪, and pieces on housing 🏠, tech workers 👩💻, and dollar hegemony 💵 🌎.lpeproject.orgWeekly Roundup: Sept. 18Yochai Benkler on the dynamics of capitalism and law's role within it, Matthew Dimick on capital and law as social forms, and Matthew Lawrence on administrative law after transsubstantivity. Plus… 162
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026With h/t to recent work by @narosenblum.bsky.social, Lev Menand, @ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social, and Sanne Knudsen. 030
LPE Blog @lpeblog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What should administrative law look like after the critique of transsubstantivity? How can it be make sensitive to context without sacrificing important cross-cutting procedural values? Today, @mblawrence.bsky.social shares insights from his recent work on institutional design and drug scheduling.lpeproject.orgDoing Applied Administrative LawAdministrative law is often described as “transsubstantive”: in understanding, evaluating, and articulating the rules governing federal agency action across public health, environmental regulation… 153
Reposted by LPE BlogJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm depressed and angry today, but at least I get to read the shit out of this later lpeproject.org/blog/doing-a...lpeproject.orgDoing Applied Administrative LawAdministrative law is often described as “transsubstantive”: in understanding, evaluating, and articulating the rules governing federal agency action across public health, environmental regulation… 051