Disabled People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
The disabled community has responded to the adversities they face by organizing for legal rights that protect their autonomy and access to public life. But these rights are increasingly under attack.
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Fast-Food Workers, Ethics, and More on Detroit
(1) Fast-Food Workers Strike: I posted the other day about the campaign to embarrass McDonald's about its low
Obama Speech, Detroit, McDonald's
(1) Obama's Knox College Speech: Today's post will be brief, because it's Friday afternoon.
The Economics Anti-Textbook: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Microeconomics, by Rod Hill and Tony Myatt
It was the perfect “natural experiment:” in April 1992, New Jersey’s minimum-wage was scheduled to rise from $4.25
Robert Pollin: Beyond Debt and Growth
Our July/August issue is almost out; we will be sending out the electronic version to e-subscribers early next week,
NYT Sneers at MMT, etc.
This one is for the demise of (part of) DOMA; hat-tip to Patrick C. (New Hope Church is an actual
Links and Updates
Today I will do things in twos: (1) Two new articles: * Banking on the Public, by Abby Scher, a report-back
Polly Cleveland: It Takes Government to Create Markets
When the US Army blasted into Baghdad in 2003, expelling Saddam’s Baathist regime, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expected “free
Links and Updates
(1) Coming soon--Interview with Bob Pollin: Today's image is a lovely drawing of Polish macroeconomist Michal Kalecki, by
NSA, Greenwald, Snowden
. (1) Watch the interview with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, by journalist (not mere "blogger," NYT!) and filmmaker Laura
Links and Upcoming Articles
(1) Wall Street Real Estate Buying Spree: You heard it from us first in our March/April cover story by
Left Forum 2013, June 7-9, NYC
Left Form 2013: We hope lots of people go to this year's Left Forum, now being held in
Baiman on Apple; Black on Money Laundering; etc.
(1) Greece and the Crisis of Europe: Which Way Out? We're happy to have just posted to our