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Check out our latest newsletter, which rounds up our latest events, new features on our website, and recent publications from members of our network: tinyurl.com/hpenewsjune25
Global Activism and Capital’s New Regime
This month we write to recap our third webinar, to highlight two recent features on the HPE Blog, and to announce new work published by members of our network.
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Here's an interview on the book with some background with @hpe-project.bsky.social and Joshua Rahtz - thanks for this and for the great translation!

www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/c...
Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate
The Mont Pèlerin Society, founded in 1947 by economist Friedrich von Hayek, transformed the world economy. As Matthias Schmelzer argues in Freedom for Capital, Not People: The Mont Pèlerin Society and...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Check out our latest newsletter, which rounds up our latest events, new features on our website, and recent publications from members of our network: tinyurl.com/hpenewsjune25
Global Activism and Capital’s New Regime
This month we write to recap our third webinar, to highlight two recent features on the HPE Blog, and to announce new work published by members of our network.
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June 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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At the end of this month @versobooks.bsky.social will publish my book Freedom for Capital, Not People.

Here's a blog that give some background - a conversation with Andrew Anastasi from @hpe-project.bsky.social and Joshua Rahtz
www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/c...
Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate
The Mont Pèlerin Society, founded in 1947 by economist Friedrich von Hayek, transformed the world economy. As Matthias Schmelzer argues in Freedom for Capital, Not People: The Mont Pèlerin Society and...
www.versobooks.com
June 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Thanks to the @versobooks.bsky.social blog for republishing Andrew Anastasi's interview with @MGSchmelzer and Joshua Rahtz. We were proud to support the translation of their book "Freedom for Capital, Not People," out soon! www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/c...
Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate
The Mont Pèlerin Society, founded in 1947 by economist Friedrich von Hayek, transformed the world economy. As Matthias Schmelzer argues in Freedom for Capital, Not People: The Mont Pèlerin Society and...
www.versobooks.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our present moment "echoes the 1970s, when monetary policy reflected the rivalry among global powers and the careful management of alliances." @matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social, author of "Freedom for Capital, Not People," in conversation w/ translator Joshua Rahtz: www.hpeproject.org/blog/new-reg...
Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate — History & Political Economy Project
Matthias Schmelzer and Joshua Rahtz in conversation with Andrew Anastasi
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June 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social: The neoliberal thought collective kept "their ideas at-the-ready for politicians amidst changing historical conditions…. Progressives today could learn from this kind of long-term, transnational organizing and intellectual work." www.hpeproject.org/blog/new-reg...
Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate — History & Political Economy Project
Matthias Schmelzer and Joshua Rahtz in conversation with Andrew Anastasi
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June 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Happening now! You can also tune in via YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghqg...
May 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social's history of debates in the Mont Pèlerin Society is out this month from @versobooks.bsky.social, in a new, HPE-funded translation by Joshua Rahtz. We spoke with Matthias & Josh about their work and the new moment in which it lands: www.hpeproject.org/blog/new-reg...
Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate — History & Political Economy Project
Matthias Schmelzer and Joshua Rahtz in conversation with Andrew Anastasi
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June 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happening now! You can also tune in via YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghqg...
May 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Today at 12:30pm EDT, Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, and @llchristyll.bsky.social will discuss lessons from the history of global activism directed at the World Bank, IMF, WTO, and more. Register here: tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More than 25 years after the WTO protests in Seattle, what lessons can global activists draw? Register to join Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, and @llchristyll.bsky.social for a discussion tomorrow at 12:30 EDT. tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Friday! Join Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, and @llchristyll.bsky.social
for a discussion on global activism and global governance. Register here: tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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In what ways can historical critiques of neoliberalism help shape more democratic, inclusive + sustainable approaches to international policymaking today?

On Fri., May 30, join us + @hpe-project.bsky.social for a webinar discussion: www.bu.edu/gdp/events/?...
May 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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You won't want to miss this! Next Friday 5/30 we are hosting a conversation on the history of activism and advocacy directed at global governance institutions, with @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, and @llchristyll.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Very excited to talk to these three about global justice activism and IFI reform in this webinar next week - register to join us!
You won't want to miss this! Next Friday 5/30 we are hosting a conversation on the history of activism and advocacy directed at global governance institutions, with @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, and @llchristyll.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Come see me talk to a bunch of brilliant people about histories and contemporary dynamics of internationalist organizing around global governance w/@llchristyll.bsky.social, the Third World Network's own Bhumika Muchhala, & a GOAT of transnational organizing since the 1970s, Walden Bello!
You won't want to miss this! Next Friday 5/30 we are hosting a conversation on the history of activism and advocacy directed at global governance institutions, with @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, and @llchristyll.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
You won't want to miss this! Next Friday 5/30 we are hosting a conversation on the history of activism and advocacy directed at global governance institutions, with @pauladlerstein.bsky.social, Walden Bello, Bhumika Muchhala, and @llchristyll.bsky.social. Register here: tinyurl.com/HPEAAWL
May 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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We find palm oil seemingly everywhere. But, Pepe Roswaldy reminds us, its ubiquity obscures the workers (among others) “who break their bones carrying 150-pound fresh fruit bunches every day” #MayDay2025 www.hpeproject.org/blog/unearth...
Unearthing Production — History & Political Economy Project
A roundtable discussion with Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez, Perdana “Pepe” Roswaldy, and Peter Vale
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May 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We find palm oil seemingly everywhere. But, Pepe Roswaldy reminds us, its ubiquity obscures the workers (among others) “who break their bones carrying 150-pound fresh fruit bunches every day” #MayDay2025 www.hpeproject.org/blog/unearth...
Unearthing Production — History & Political Economy Project
A roundtable discussion with Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez, Perdana “Pepe” Roswaldy, and Peter Vale
www.hpeproject.org
May 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Three HPE Project grantees discuss their research on land, labor, resources, and global capitalism: www.hpeproject.org/blog/unearth...
Unearthing Production — History & Political Economy Project
A roundtable discussion with Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez, Perdana “Pepe” Roswaldy, and Peter Vale
www.hpeproject.org
April 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Submerged commodities with obscure origins knit the world market together. Check out this fascinating conversation between Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez, Pepe Roswaldy, and @petervale.bsky.social now on our blog: www.hpeproject.org/blog/unearth...
Unearthing Production — History & Political Economy Project
A roundtable discussion with Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez, Perdana “Pepe” Roswaldy, and Peter Vale
www.hpeproject.org
April 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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There’s a Reason the World Is a Mess, and It’s Not Trump: Global economic stagnation underlies today’s disarray.
(@abenanav.bsky.social)
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
Opinion | There’s a Reason the World Is a Mess, and It’s Not Trump (Gift Article)
Global economic stagnation underlies today’s disarray.
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April 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
We're live! Tune in to watch what promises to be a great conversation on Global Governance Reform from the South: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1ne...
Global Governance Reform from the Global South
YouTube video by Boston University Global Development Policy Center
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April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Today at 1pm EDT:
Join us for a webinar on Reform from the South with Andrés Arauz, Anush Kapadia, Robert Wade, and @llchristyll.bsky.social. Cohosted with our friends @gdp-center.bsky.social.
Register! tinyurl.com/HPEGGRS
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Global Governance Reform from the Global South. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Calls for institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to democratize decision-making, increase transparency, and rebalance governance toward interests of Global South countr...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM