Capitalism and Its Critics Book Talk with John Cassidy

Book Talk discussion of “Capitalism and Its Critics: From the Industrial Revolution to AI” with John Cassidy, Staff Writer, The New Yorker moderated by Ilyana Kuziemko, Co-Director of the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies; and Theodore A. Wells ’29 Professor of Economics, Princeton University

In this new book, Cassidy provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from the East India Company and Industrial Revolution to the digital revolution, telling the story of the ‘system’ through the eyes of the its critics.

This talk was held on November 10, 2025 at Princeton University and was co sponsored by The Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies (GCEPS), Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF), Economic History Workshop (EHW), and Center for Collaborative History (CCH)