The Value of Everything – Mariana Mazzucato
Once upon a time the value of something determined its price. Today, price determines value. As capitalism began its …
Category Archives: Economy
The Big Short: The Street, The Book, The Movie
There are no good guys in Adam McKay’s new movie, The Big Short, nor in the book of the same name …
Economics: Prizing Plain Talk on Inequality
Angus Deaton, variously described as a Scotsman, a Briton and a Princeton economist has just been awarded the The Sveriges Riksbank Prize …
The Rich Will Keep Getting Richer, Unless…
Several commentators take a look at, and are impressed, with the new English translation of Thomas Picketty’s French published book, …
States Stealing from Own Climate Funds
Not so good… In New York, government officials found $90 million to pay for schools by dipping into money generated …
Inside Job: A Must See Movie
One of the most dispriting things about Inside Job, the new documentary/advocacy film by Charles Ferguson who made No End …
Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy
Elisabeth Rosenthal writes in the NY Times about the worst of all possible outcomes of the economic melt down. From …
Green Public Policy
Next-Ten is a new public policy group, founded by F.Noel Perry, a Menlo Park venture capitalist, which describes itself as …
Krugman: Conscience of a Liberal
I, with 50 -100 mile days in the car, often turn to audio books, from Lincoln’s speeches to Joyce’s Portrait …
Green in D.C.
Good news from the streets of small business…. …this summer, the owners of Ben’s Chili Bowl joined with nine other …
Edwards: Policy Hardball
Dean Baker is one of the economists we pay great attention to. He likes John Edwards, a lot. John Edwards …
More Proof of Idiocy
I can’t say the Supreme Courtiers’ latest ruling came as a shock. My reaction is more like the one I …