Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category
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The Value of Everything – Mariana Mazzucato
23 Jan 2019Once upon a time the value of something determined its price. Today, price determines value. As capitalism began its…
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The Big Short: The Street, The Book, The Movie
22 Jan 2016There are no good guys in Adam McKay’s new movie, The Big Short, nor in the book of the same name…
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Economics: Prizing Plain Talk on Inequality
12 Oct 2015Angus Deaton, variously described as a Scotsman, a Briton and a Princeton economist has just been awarded the The Sveriges Riksbank Prize…
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The Rich Will Keep Getting Richer, Unless…
07 Apr 2014Several commentators take a look at, and are impressed, with the new English translation of Thomas Picketty’s French published book,…
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States Stealing from Own Climate Funds
29 Nov 2010Not so good… In New York, government officials found $90 million to pay for schools by dipping into money generated…
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Inside Job: A Must See Movie
30 Oct 2010One of the most dispriting things about Inside Job, the new documentary/advocacy film by Charles Ferguson who made No End…
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Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy
25 Nov 2008Elisabeth Rosenthal writes in the NY Times about the worst of all possible outcomes of the economic melt down. From…
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Green Public Policy
14 Nov 2007Next-Ten is a new public policy group, founded by F.Noel Perry, a Menlo Park venture capitalist, which describes itself as…
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Krugman: Conscience of a Liberal
03 Nov 2007I, with 50 -100 mile days in the car, often turn to audio books, from Lincoln’s speeches to Joyce’s Portrait…
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Green in D.C.
21 Aug 2007Good news from the streets of small business…. …this summer, the owners of Ben’s Chili Bowl joined with nine other…
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Edwards: Policy Hardball
19 Jun 2007Dean Baker is one of the economists we pay great attention to. He likes John Edwards, a lot. John Edwards…
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More Proof of Idiocy
30 May 2007I can’t say the Supreme Courtiers’ latest ruling came as a shock. My reaction is more like the one I…
