Ivan Ascher

Ivan Ascher

Ivan Ascher co-edits the Politics section of Public Books. An associate professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, he is the author of Portfolio Society: On the Capitalist Mode of Prediction, published by Zone in 2016. He has also been Corrupting the Youth since April 2020.


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Writing on Public Books

Democracy Distorted: Money and Politics

Is it really the case, as is often alleged, that money decides everything about elections? And if so, in what ways?

Who Will Save the Planet?

Might the market provide us with solutions to fighting climate change, or is it part of the very problem that lies before us?