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Notes and Links on the Democratic Primaries

A round-up of some of the best things I've seen on the battle so far between Clinton and

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Greek referendum 2015: demonstration for voting NO at Syntagma square, Athens Greece. Wikimedia Commons, author Ggia, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike

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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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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

Polly Cleveland Jul 23, 2014

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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.

Polly Cleveland Jul 15, 2014

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Monday Links

I have had a rocky start with my intention to post links every Monday--I missed last week, but I'

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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

Steven Pressman May 29, 2014

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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

Steven Pressman May 25, 2014

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Live-Blogging Piketty: Reading Pt. III

Chris Giles and Ferdinando Giugliano raised some concerns about Thomas Piketty's data in yesterday's Financial Times.

Steven Pressman May 24, 2014

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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

Steven Pressman May 21, 2014

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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

Steven Pressman May 17, 2014

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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

Steven Pressman May 12, 2014