Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

How Federal Reserve policies, the recession they triggered, and broader political and economic changes weakened workers’ power and helped usher in an era of extreme inequality.

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

A string of primary victories by DSA-backed candidates and other progressives—from New York to Michigan to Florida—is giving the Democratic left new leverage while putting its ambitious economic agenda back at the center of the party’s debate.

Larry Summers

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs -- Not Austerity

By William K. Black Cross-posted at New Economic Perspectives. Bob Rubin and Alan Greenspan convinced the New Democrats, over

William K. Black Dec 6, 2016

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Flint Water Crisis: Let Them Eat Pollution?

By James K. Boyce The tragic crisis in Flint, Michigan, where residents have been poisoned by lead contamination, is not

James K. Boyce Jan 27, 2016

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Wednesday Links

Here are some items I've been meaning to post: (1) ASSA Protests: My last post mentioned the planned

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The Political Economy of Palestine

Zapping Labor: The Sharp Rise of Income Inequality Initiated in the Early 1980s

The Left Wave That Swept Democratic Primaries

Larry Summers

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs -- Not Austerity

Flint Water Crisis: Let Them Eat Pollution?

Wednesday Links