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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Aug 4

Check out the rich video archive from the presentations and exchanges that occurred at the May 2025 #BeyondNeoliberalism in Cambridge. Please do spread news of this archive through your networks. A special thanks to the video team for capturing the spirit and substance of the conference.

Noam Maggor @maggor.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 It’s live! 🚨
The full #BeyondNeoliberalism experience is now online:
🧠 All-star speakers
🔥 A video essay tracing the big questions—from climate and inequality to industrial strategy and democyratic renewal:
bit.ly/neo-lib-25
🎥 Session videos + podcast recordings
→ beyond-neoliberalism.org

Beyond Neoliberalism: The Dream Team

"Beyond Neoliberalism: The Dream Team" is a 16-minute video essay that threads together the big themes of the conference: industrial policy, climate, inequality, state capacity, and the future of globalization. Featuring an all-star cast of thinkers, policymakers, and journalists. Visit the CONFERENCE WEBSITE: https://beyond-neoliberalism.org/ - watch highlights and full-length videos of every panel - listen to the conference podcast - see a full archive of photographs Listen to the Conference Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-neoliberalism-the-conference-podcast/id1825070611 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7Gc3JCHtVwCaoMjibrAGxi

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jul 30

Now that Lin-Manuel Miranda has done Hamilton, should he take on Burr? Listen in!

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · Jul 27

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

For today’s epic political trial, David talks to American historian Gary Gerstle about the treason trial of Aaron Burr in 1807. Why was Burr not put on trial for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel? Was Burr really planning to invade Mexico?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jul 16

Is polycrisis a 'bad idea'? David Runciman and I discuss. www.ppfideas.com/episodes/the...

The History of Bad Ideas: Polycrisis

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jul 16

This conversation with Louis de Catheu about Trump and his second presidency covers a lot of ground. Thank you Louis! Available in French and Spanish.

Grand Continent @grandcontinent.bsky.social · Jun 27

Donald Trump, que le secrétaire général de l’OTAN Mark Rutte appelle déjà « papa », cherche à transformer la société et la politique américaines dans un projet radical.

D'abord la monarchie — puis l'empire.

Un entretien avec @glgerstle.bsky.social.

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/06/2...

«Trump veut être roi — si on le laisse faire, il le sera», une conversation avec Gary Gerstle | Le Grand Continent

Donald Trump, que le secrétaire général de l’OTAN Mark Rutte appelle déjà « papa », cherche à transformer la société et la politique américaines dans un projet radical : d'abord la monarchie — puis l'...

legrandcontinent.eu

glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jun 16

A terrific plenary at the #BeyondNeoliberalism conference at Cambridge in May. @drodrik.bsky.social @hboushey.bsky.social @ranaforoohar.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social

Noam Maggor @maggor.bsky.social · Jun 12

"This explosion of experiments open up our imagination to different types of policies. It's experimentation moving away from the Washington Consensus." @drodrik.bsky.social
@ranaforoohar.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social @hboushey.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social
youtu.be/kskZPNoKRNM

Creating the New Economy

YouTube video by Beyond Neoliberalism Conference

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jun 9

Jen Harris speaking with Rana Foroohar @ranaforoohar.bsky.social at #BeyondNeoliberalism conference. Stay tuned for more!

Noam Maggor @maggor.bsky.social · Jun 9

"Markets are not an end in their own right. They are a tool to be placed in the service of worthy national goals. It is the job of politics and our elected leaders to chart those goals" Jennifer Harris with @ranaforoohar.bsky.social at #BeyondNeoliberalism @glgerstle.bsky.social youtu.be/pkSbdbjtdSk

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jun 6

A very insightful set of reflections from Colm Murphy on our #BeyondNeoliberalism conference, and a guide to dilemmas confronting social democrats as they chart a path through a post-neoliberal world
renewal.org.uk/blog/the-cho...

The choices that lie beyond neoliberalism

Many Renewal readers yearn, I am sure, for a world ‘beyond neoliberalism’. A recent high-profile and intellectually fertile conference, which aimed to manifest precisely that, will no doubt be of inte...

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jun 4

So many important questions raised and discussions had at #BeyondNeoliberalism conference 29-31 May. Thanks to @ranaforoohar.bsky.social and the many, many other participants who made this such a signal occasion. beyond-neoliberalism.org. Stay tuned for more clips and posts in coming weeks...

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jun 4

From my FT response: "No progressive movement can succeed without restoring popular faith in the positive uses of government. That restoration, much discussed at our Cambridge conference, has become, perhaps, the central progressive political challenge of our time."

Noam Maggor @maggor.bsky.social · Jun 3

Insightful and sober takeaway from the #beyondneoliberalism conference

@ganeshsitaraman.bsky.social: “Forty years of neoliberalism have created a powerful group of corporations and individuals who represent a kind of civil oligopoly that is very difficult to challenge.”

@glgerstle.bsky.social

Rana Foroohar @ranaforoohar.bsky.social · Jun 3

My latest Swamp Note with respondent professor Gary Gerstle! on.ft.com/4jwATAw The post-neoliberal malaise

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · May 6

Looking forward to listening, Todd!

Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · May 6

I joined @samseder.bsky.social and @emmavigeland.bsky.social to discuss Trump's trade tantrums, whether Jon Voight is behind them, and what better industrial policy would look like.

Please subscribe to and join @majorityreport.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/a5LSpTp...

Trump Spins Tariff Fallout w/ Todd Tucker | MR Live | Majority Report

YouTube video by The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · May 6

What the hell was the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 and why was it so consequential? Listen in as David and I both focus in on the details and range far and wide across the last 100 years of global trade...

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · May 4

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

David talks to historian Gary Gerstle about the last time the Republican party got caught up in a tariffs disaster and how it changed American politics. The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 brought tariffs back and helped bring down the global economy.

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · May 6

This major international conference in Cambridge UK just a few weeks away! Check out speakers and panels on our website: beyond-neoliberalism.org

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Mar 22

Bilal Hafeez and I cover a lot of ground in this podcast on Trump's first fifty days. Have a listen.

macrohive.com/hive-podcast...

Ep. 300: Gary Gerstle on Decoding Trump: Power & Chaos (Live at Cambridge University) - Macro Hive

Alberto Gallo is Chief Investment Officer and Co-founder at Andromeda Capital Management. Prior to that, Alberto initiated and ran the Global Credit Opportunities fund at Algebris Investments.

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Feb 27

If you're in the UK neighborhood, do think about joining us for these important, and globe-spanning, conversations!

Natascha van der Zwan @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social · Feb 27

Much looking forward to being part of this fantastic event🤩!

Many thanks for the invitation, @glgerstle.bsky.social and @maggor.bsky.social!

Noam Maggor @maggor.bsky.social · Feb 27

📢 Registration is now open! 📢

Check out our powerhouse lineup and sign up to attend:
beyond-neoliberalism.org
@glgerstle.bsky.social @maggor.bsky.social
#BeyondNeoliberalism

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Feb 24

In the lecture I am giving today, I frame the tech world's turn toward Trump as a reaction against the Biden's administration efforts to discipline it with a European-style regulatory regime, converging with @maggor.bsky.social & @martinsandbu.ft.com... www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2025-g...

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Noam Maggor @maggor.bsky.social · Jan 18

@phenomenalworld.bsky.social has established itself as an indispensable and vibrant forum for fresh thinking in political economy. Delighted to step into this conversation again with a contribution on railroads & the history of industrial policy in the U.S.: www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/dev...

Developmental Tracks | Phenomenal World

Recent years have seen an astonishing resurgence of industrial policy as a legislative agenda and topic for lively debate. Thanks in large part to the waning political fortunes of neoliberalism, delib...

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jan 17

Excited to have you as a participant, Ilias!

Ilias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · Jan 14

Really excited to participate in this conference "Pathways to a new economy and politics," put together by @glgerstle.bsky.social and @maggor.bsky.social in Cambridge next May
beyond-neoliberalism.org

Beyond Neoliberalism Conference

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Jan 17

A pleasure talking about the neoliberal order and pitchfork economics with Nick and Goldy!

Pitchfork Economics @pitchforkeconomics.bsky.social · Jan 14

This week, Nick and Goldy welcome @glgerstle.bsky.social to the pod to discuss his book, "The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order," which charts the origins, dominance, and decline of neoliberalism as a mainstream economic framework.

Listen at the following link: bit.ly/GaryGerstle

glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Dec 17

Not surprising given the events of the last 4 years, but still a devastating revelation about the state of the union.

John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · Dec 17

New from Gallup: "Between 2020 and 2024, Americans' confidence in the U.S. judicial system and courts declined by 24 percentage points, one of the largest country-level drops for the courts measured globally since 2006." news.gallup.com/poll/653897/...

Line chart showing that public confidence in the courts has declined significantly in the United States since 2020 and is now well below the median percentage among countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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glgerstle.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social · Dec 13

My debut post on bsky! Very excited to be organizing this conference with @maggor.bsky.social. Check out panels and speakers on our webpage, beyond-neoliberalism.org; further details, including how to register, coming in January.

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