The Private Equity Deception
Private equity firms are a risky place to invest and their reported returns can be misleading.
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Wednesday Links
(1) Claudia Roth Pierpont, A Raised Voice: How Nina Simone turned the movement into music. Great piece in the current
Martin Khor: The Gaza Carnage Must Stop
This is an op-ed piece in the China Post by Martin Khor, who is a contributor to our sister blog,
Monday Links
Just three links this week: (1) Mark Karlin, The End Game of Shutting Off Residential Water in Detroit Is a
Piketty’s Model of Inequality and Growth in Historical Context, Pt 2
Part II: The Neoclassical Response to the Classical Theories of Inequality and Growth Mason Gaffney has shown how many individuals
The Supreme Court’s Supremely Inconsistent Same-Day Decisions
Originally posted at the website of the Chicago Political Economy Group (CPEG). Let me get this right. An association of
Piketty’s Model of Inequality and Growth in Historical Context, Pt 1
In Thomas Piketty’s doomsday model, slowing of growth in the twenty-first century will cause an inexorable increase in inequality.
Monday Links
(1) Esther Kaplan, Losing Sparta: the Bitter Truth Behind the Gospel of Productivity. This is a must-read piece that came
The Euro “Recovery” in Real Time (in Case You Missed It)
If you read the Financial Times on 2 May, you learned that at long last recovery gathered pace among the
Monday Links
I have had a rocky start with my intention to post links every Monday--I missed last week, but I'
Picketing Wealth Inequality
Review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Picketty. Harvard University Press, 2014.
What Happened to the Recovery?
Part I: Weak Employment, Stagnant Wages, and Booming Profits The 2007-2010 recession was the longest and deepest since World War