Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Alphabetical and spiritual neighbors at Sandmeyer’s Bookstore, Chicago @jwmason.bsky.social @arjunjayadev.bsky.social 2122
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanJacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 15/08/2026In a wide-ranging interview with Jacobin, economist James K. Galbraith discusses how neoclassical economic orthodoxy has badly distorted US policy thinking on everything from inflation to trade policy to the fertility crisis.jacobin.comMainstream Economic Myths Are Disastrous for US PolicyIn a wide-ranging interview with Jacobin, economist James K. Galbraith discusses how neoclassical economic orthodoxy has badly distorted US policy thinking on everything from inflation to trade policy to the fertility crisis. 02419
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Dog on work Doggone work Working like a dog Work is for the dogs This is workshopping but we’ll get there 020
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Laughing at man wearing Less Than Jake band tee, relieved how it’s completely different when I wear a band tee 000
Reposted by Chad Zimmermankusanagi @kusanagi.bsky.social · 16/06/2026"il faut parler aujourd’hui de « national-libéralisme" 043
Reposted by Chad Zimmermanarjunjayadev.bsky.social @arjunjayadev.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Some very kind words on "Against Money" from @kmichaelwilson.bsky.social . Thank you very much! It is so gratifying to see the book make its way into the world, to see it being read, and perhaps even being helpful for folks! @jwmason.bsky.social , @chadzimmerman.bsky.social 012
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanPhenomenal World @phenomenalworld.bsky.social · 16/06/2026We are thrilled to announce the debut publications from PW Books, our collaborative imprint with @uchicagopress.bsky.social, coming this October: → THE FISCAL FED, by Will Bateman → GREENBACK EMPIRE, by Ho-fung Hung 1219
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Even in what may be terminal decline, the Seminary Coop is still a great, great bookstore. 0101
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanChad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026CHICAGOLAND: JW MASON AND GABRIEL WINANT TALKING ABOUT MONEY PROBABLY SOME JOKES Saturday 5/30, 6:30pm Pilsen Community Books @jwmason.bsky.social @gabrielwinant.bsky.social @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social @uchicagohistory.bsky.social 0159
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanCUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026ICYMI, watch “The Great Global Transformation: The US, China & the Remaking of the World Economic Order” youtu.be/xr1zscNHeYI Feat. author @brankomilan.bsky.social; Qin Gao, Columbia; Daniel Markovits, Yale; @adamtooze.bsky.social, Columbia; Janet Gornick, dir @stone-lis.bsky.social, event cosponsoryoutu.beThe Great Global Transformation: The U.S., China, and the Remaking of the World Economic OrderYouTube video by CUNY Graduate Center 064
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanJoseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I look forward to reading this important book by @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social professor @jwmason.bsky.social and @ipdcolumbia.bsky.social senior researcher and Azim Premji University professor @arjunjayadev.bsky.social press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduAgainst MoneyA powerful deconstruction of humanity’s most influential invention, from the acclaimed economists J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev.Money is everywhere in our daily lives. It lurks in the swipe of a card ... 02712
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I would like to publish a political pamphlet against dental X-rays and against the dentistry-industrial complex more broadly 010
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanThe University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Brian Callaci joins The Majority Report to discuss his new book, CHAINS OF COMMAND. Listen below!buff.lyThe Majority ReportWelcome back to The Majority Report 001
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanEconomics for Inclusive Prosperity @econfip.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Attention: Graduation speakers Don't risk getting booed. Do your homework. Our episode with Max Kasy is now required listening for anyone talking to young people about AI. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...podcasts.apple.comHow to make power over AI's future more democraticPodcast Episode · Economics for Inclusive Prosperity · February 25 · 43m 022
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026CHICAGOLAND: JW MASON AND GABRIEL WINANT TALKING ABOUT MONEY PROBABLY SOME JOKES Saturday 5/30, 6:30pm Pilsen Community Books @jwmason.bsky.social @gabrielwinant.bsky.social @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @johnjayeconomics.bsky.social @uchicagohistory.bsky.social 0159
Reposted by Chad Zimmermanarjunjayadev.bsky.social @arjunjayadev.bsky.social · 13/05/2026An excerpt from "Against Money" by @jwmason.bsky.social and me is now available on lithub. lithub.com/is-it-even-r...lithub.comIs It Even Real? On the Conflation of Money and ThingsWalk down any street and look around. The buildings you see will vary in their construction: one, two, or many stories; made of wood, brick, concrete, and steel; heated with oil or gas, cooled with… 022
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The “teen takeovers” in Chicago take place in Hyde Park, and I can confirm they are a little nerve wracking. BUT ALSO, the term “teen takeover” is objectively hilarious and stupid, and I hope teen takeovers continue so we can keep saying it www.npr.org/2026/05/13/n...npr.orgAre 'teen takeovers' a real threat?Georgetown Law professor Kristin Henning talks about "teen takeovers" with NPR's Michel Martin and whether they represent a real threat. 000
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Mac Barnett is 100% correct that most children’s books today are bad. My kids gravitate to problematic old stuff, which were at least respectful of young readers’ intelligence and ability to process complex emotions. If Jon Klassen publishes with Mac Barnett, then Barnett is bulletproof IMO. 040
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026AGAINST MONEY arrives this month from @jwmason.bsky.social, @arjunjayadev.bsky.social, and @uchicagopress.bsky.social lithub.com/ten-great-no...lithub.comTen Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in MayFrom essential memoirs of grief, loss, and becoming to histories of rollicking life in pre-Revolutionary America and the grim management strategies of the corporate world, May offers some great non… 033
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanBrian Callaci @briancallaci.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Crassly dipping my toe onto this platform with self-promotion: My book, Chains of Command: The Rise and Cruel Reign of the Franchise Economy now has a beautiful cover, and a release date: April 20th. So you'll have something to enjoy with your 4/20 Taco Bell order! bookshop.org/p/books/chai... 914536
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Ron Charles's new Substack has been such a gift since the Washington Post closed shop on its book review. If you like books and incision, you should subscribe. Today he writes on THE SECOND ESTATE from @uchicagopress.bsky.social. "Every copy should come with a coupon for a torch and a pitchfork." 052
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 03/04/2026AGAINST MONEY by @jwmason.bsky.social and @arjunjayadev.bsky.social arrived this week. It will publish next month from @uchicagopress.bsky.social. The early interest suggests it will really resonate win a lot of people. Here are some things about it. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduAgainst MoneyA powerful deconstruction of humanity’s most influential invention, from the acclaimed economists J. W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev.Money is everywhere in our daily lives. It lurks in the swipe of a card ... 12413
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The president of Blue Owl bought part of the Portland Trailblazers. 000
Reposted by Chad Zimmermanherman mark schwartz @thunen.bsky.social · 24/03/2026this (the link) is excellent on money and corporations. read it! jwmason.org/slackwire/at...jwmason.orgAt the New School: Against Money – J. W. Mason 033
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanBranko Milanovic @brankomilan.bsky.social · 21/03/2026The Two-Hundred-Year Western Monopoly Is Over episode 1 (using parts of my "Great Global Transformation"; out this weekend by Chicago University Press) www.youtube.com/watch?v=mac7...youtube.comThe Two-Hundred-Year Western Monopoly Is Over (Episode 1)YouTube video by The US-China Narrative 267
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026VACATION BOOK REVIEW: I thought I didn’t like Zadie Smith, but now I realize I was just too young to appreciate her before. ON BEAUTY was such a joy. I loved it. She also destroys academia in such fun ways. 120
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026VACATION BOOK REVIEW: hoooo boy this one was rough. Contrivance on contrivance. Was mad about it by the end. 010
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I read this article from @johncassidysays.bsky.social thinking, “I sure hope he mentions THE MEANS OF PREDICTION and @maxkasy.bsky.social.” He does! Can A.I. Be Pro-Worker? www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...newyorker.comCan A.I. Be Pro-Worker?As fears of mass unemployment grow, three leading economists advocate some policies to shift the focus from job displacement to job enhancement. 030
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026THE ART OF FIELDING is one of my favorite books of the last 20 years, and I'm so excited that the sequel is finally publishing, even if it doesn't seem like this one has as much baseball. 010
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026I deleted instagram for now, so you guys are stuck getting these 040
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanLevi Stahl @levistahl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026And another @uchicagopress.bsky.social book: Veeck—as in Wreck, which Eichengreen calls “the best business book of all time”! 132
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanLenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 09/02/2026excited to share that I am *officially running* to represent Massachusetts state employees on the MA public pension board! I'm running because public pensions are *ours* and should serve the interests of state workers and our communities I'm endorsed by @massteacher.bsky.social www.mapension.commapension.comPRIM 56620
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026“An admirably clear and compact explanation—the best one out there—of what AI is, and what it can and cannot do”—Barry Eichengreen on @maxkasy.bsky.social’s THE MEANS OF PREDICTION from @uchicagopress.bsky.social smartthinkingbooks.com/smart-thinki...smartthinkingbooks.comBarry Eichengreen Interview - Smart Thinking Books - Books To Fuel Your Mind!Interview with Barry Eichengreen, author of Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto recommends some of the best smart thinking books. 142
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Brett Christophers on Ray Madoff’s THE SECOND ESTATE in @thetls.bsky.social. He gets it. 020
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I’m prepared to make this MJ Lenderman show my whole personality 020
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 31/12/2025(Whispered) Most adopted dogs don’t need any grooming at all 💅💅💅 020
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Three @uchicagopress.bsky.social books—including Ray Madoff’s THE SECOND ESTATE and Jens Ludwig’s UNFORGIVING PLACES—on the year-end list of record 132
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Congratulations to @georgeselgin.bsky.social, whose FALSE DAWN from @uchicagopress.bsky.social is one of WSJ’s Top Ten Books of the Year! 051
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 19/11/2025When word circulates in Hyde Park that @hatethegamebook.com is in town, there’s a line for her 141
Reposted by Chad ZimmermanDouglas Irwin @douglasirwin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...wsj.comOpinion | Trump’s Blanket Tariffs Are a Bridge Too FarThe case against his use of IEEPA is powerful. The justices shouldn’t defer to presidential power. 098
Chad Zimmerman @chadzimmerman.bsky.social · 03/11/2025This angel was just found on UChicago campus. DM if you’re looking to meet her! What a dream. 151