Some Elements of a Progressive International Trade Policy
There are other ways to organize U.S. international trade. The neoliberal free trade of recent decades and the trade restrictions of Trumpian tariffs are not the only options.
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Live-Blogging Piketty: Reading Pt. IV
To summarize the argument of Capital thus far, Piketty has found that over long stretches of time and in many
After the Vote: Results of the European Parliament Elections
Above--an image from Wilders' Best Friends Forever, which makes posters displaying reactionary and/or racist quotations from people allied
Live-Blogging Piketty: An Interlude (Response to Chris Giles)
Should We Count Out Piketty Due to Sum Math Errors? While I am here in Paris reading Capital in the
Live-Blogging Piketty: Reading Pt. III
Chris Giles and Ferdinando Giugliano raised some concerns about Thomas Piketty's data in yesterday's Financial Times.
Live-Blogging Piketty: Reading Pt. II
Capital in the Twenty-First Century Part II Part II of Capital in the Twenty-First Century focuses on the functional distribution
Live-Blogging Piketty: Reading the Book (Pt. 1)
More at The Real News Above is a half-hour-long video from The Real News Network of an interview our friend
Live-Blogging Piketty: Review of Reviews, Pt. 3
My last post summarized the positive reviews of Piketty and focused on some of the best of these. This post
Live-blogging Piketty: Review of Reviews, Pt. 2
This is the third of our book reviewer Steve Pressman's live-blogging posts on Thomas Piketty's Capital
Live-Blogging Piketty: Review of Reviews, Pt 1
This is the second in our book reviewer Steve Pressman's series of posts on Thomas Piketty's
A Prologomena to Any Future Reading of Piketty
We have remained silent on Piketty's book, partly because our reviewer, Steve Pressman, had promised to review it
May Day links
(1) The Maypole's Revolutionary Heritage: Seems like I'm always reading May Day pieces that carefully distinguish
Dear Dr. Dollar: Why the Shift from Production to Speculation?
Why has our economy switched so greatly away from manufacturing that produces real goods and services that provide real value and towards speculative, financial activity--everything from mergers and acquisitions to derivatives, off-shore tax shelters, and other scams? --Glen W. Spielbauer, Dallas,