Leah Downey

Leah Downey is a doctoral candidate at Harvard and a visiting academic at the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute.

Articles by Leah Downey
Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph with the new fifty pound (GBP) note, featuring an image of mathematician and scientist Alan Turing, at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, on June 21, 2021. (Photo by Joe Giddens / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOE GIDDENS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph with the new fifty pound (GBP) note, featuring an image of mathematician and scientist Alan Turing, at Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, on June 21, 2021. (Photo by Joe Giddens / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOE GIDDENS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Fight Against Inflation Is Becoming a Class War
Analysis |
Leah Downey
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin arrive for a bipartisan meeting.
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin arrive for a bipartisan meeting.

It’s Fiscally Irresponsible Not to Spend More Money
Analysis |
Leah Downey
$100 bills are printed at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on May 20, 2013.
$100 bills are printed at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington on May 20, 2013.

Is Fair Banking Unfair?
Argument |
Leah Downey
People walk down 16th Street after “Defund The Police” was painted on the street near the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 8.
People walk down 16th Street after “Defund The Police” was painted on the street near the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 8.

Defund the Bankers
Argument |
Leah Downey
$100 notes are printed at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2013.
$100 notes are printed at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2013.

The Democratic People’s Republic of U.S. Monetary Policy
Argument |
Leah Downey
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