timbray, 1 month ago

This is not short, but is very readable and every paragraph considers societal issues that I think are vitally important. “Antimarket” by William Davies:

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n07/william-davies/antimarket?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20240406icymi&utm_content=20240406icymi+CID_187d3b3f1ed18aefd89501021de3a94d&utm_source=LRB%20email&utm_term=Read%20more

Take-away: “Capitalism” and “the free market” are not at all the same thing, and the tension between them is crucial in whether or not we prevent our planet from burning.