Marie Christine Duggan is Professor of Economics at Keene State College. She earned her B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research in 2000. She teaches introductory…
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Rosie Collington
Rosie Collington is a Junior Researcher with the Academic-Industry Research Network and MSc student at the University of Copenhagen. She has previously worked in health policy and advocacy at medical research and patient organizations in the UK.
Antonio Andreoni
Antonio Andreoni is Professor of Economics at SOAS University of London. His research focuses on production and business enterprises; technological change and innovation dynamics; corporate governance and financialisation; corruption and policy enforceability; structural change and premature deindustrialisation; governance and industrial…
Susan Helper
Susan Helper is the Frank Tracy Carlton Professor of Economics at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. She was formerly Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Commerce and a member of the White House Staff….
Safi Shams
Safi Shams, PhD is a social historian who is primarily interested in structural transformation and emergence in the cultural, economic and political arenas. Safi’s work primarily consists of investigating conceptual problems in the historical sciences by relying on detailed case-studies…
‘Shareholder value’ versus the public good: the case of Germany
“With uncertainty around the world about how and when the coronavirus outbreak will decelerate, whole business sectors have been affected by lockdowns and are facing ruin. In Germany, more than 750,000 companies have put over 12 million employees on reduced working…
Covid-19: Closing Down Was Easy; Re-Opening Will Be Hard
“Ensuring the health and safety of our people and our communities is our highest priority as the United States quickly mobilizes to slow the spread of Covid-19,” said McDonald’s. via PRovoke I by Paul Holmes I May 18, 2020 [Click HERE…
Top US companies lay off thousands of workers while rewarding shareholders amid coronavirus pandemic
“Some of the largest companies in the U.S. have rewarded their shareholders amid the coronavirus pandemic after firing thousands of employees. Companies like heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar, denim-maker Levi Strauss, toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker, furniture manufacturer Steelcase and World Wrestling Entertainment have…
Outrageous’: Major US companies hand shareholders hundreds of millions in dividends while slashing thousands of jobs
“Five major U.S. corporations that have laid off thousands of workers in recent weeks have simultaneously dished out hundreds of millions of dollars in cash dividends to wealthy shareholders, drawing outrage from Sen. Bernie Sanders and others who say the…
Think Big Pharma Won’t Profiteer in the Race to Treat Coronavirus? Think Again.
“In a 2019 Gallup poll, Big Pharma ranked as the most disliked industry in America. Rosie Collington, a graduate student at the University of Copenhagen and a researcher at the Academic-Industry Research Network, knows why: She has studied how major insulin manufacturing…