inequality
Low prices or livable wages? Let’s discuss
October 10, 2014My brother read my recent article on income inequality and asked me a question that I think is more generally at play in the debate: "Won't the costs of increasing the minimum wage simply be passed...
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Asking wrong questions about Ebola (and other things)
October 3, 2014Slamming the door against the main victims of imperialist exploitation is impossible; microbes know no borders.
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Economic spin doctors
September 11, 2014It's easy to feel you are being pressured against your instinct to accept a miserable marriage when listening to many economics pundits trying to be "upbeat" about the economy.
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Ray Rice and his enablers: why men must speak out
September 9, 2014Think about it: before Goodell as well as Ravens coach Jim Harbaugh and Ravens officials saw this new tape, what did they think had transpired on that elevator?
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Top 4 radical conclusions from Piketty’s “Capital In The 21st Century”
April 17, 2014Nearly every economist of any reputation must now deal with the stunning evidence behind the inequality trends Piketty illuminates.
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