Since the 1990s, an invisible intellectual architecture has shaped what counts as legitimate economic thought, narrowing debate until it seems like there are no alternatives. Reversing this brain capture is an urgent task. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Two decades ago, I was in South Africa with the Malawian … Continue reading From Brain Capture to Intellectual Sovereignty: The Twenty-Sixth Newsletter (2026)