Ying Chen and Güney Işikara

Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future

Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.

Bill Barclay Aug 29, 2026

Monthly Jobs Analysis

The Latest Job Calamity—Mostly Home-Made

The Latest Unemployment Report from the National Jobs for All Network

Frank Stricker Aug 26, 2026

Left Hook Economics

Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America

The Political Economy Research Institute’s new initiative brings together economists and practitioners to develop transformative but practical policies for a fairer, greener, and more democratic economy.

Gerald Epstein Aug 22, 2026

Ying Chen is an assistant professor of economics at the New School for Social Research; Güney Işikara is a clinical assistant professor at New York University's Liberal Studies program.

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July/August 2019

Why the Climate Crisis Is Also the Crisis of Capitalism

Many people are wary of bringing a critique of capitalism into the discussion of climate change, even if they are

Ying Chen and Güney Işikara Jul 1, 2019