When All Else Is Out of Bounds, Zap Labor
From Nixon’s wage controls to today’s interest rate hikes, the fight against inflation has targeted labor.
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Thursday Links: Boots, Salaita, Kalamazoo, etc.
(1) Boots Riley talks communism on Fox: See what happens when someone criticizes capitalism on an Ohio Fox affiliate. The
Friday Links: Gaza, Ferguson, Argentina, and unemployment
(1) Max Blumenthal, interviewed on Jung & Naiv. An excellent interview with Max Blumenthal, contextualizing the assault on Gaza in
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
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
Monday Links
(1) Esther Kaplan, Losing Sparta: the Bitter Truth Behind the Gospel of Productivity. This is a must-read piece that