Category Archives: Academic Left
Rethinking Economics Pedagogy and Textbooks: WEA Approach
Rethinking economics pedagogy and textbooks: the new WEA online platform November 5, 2014 from Maria Alejandra Madi and the WEA Pedagogy Blog In 2011, Edward Fullbrook, writing on Toxic Textbooks, pointed out that “No discipline has ever experienced systemic failure on the scale that economics … Continue reading
Prof. Noam Chomsky: “The US is a [the?] Leading Terrorist State”
Prof. Noam Chomsky: The US is a LEADING TERRORIST STATE Post Categories: Canada Noam Chomsky | Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 21:34 Beijing An international poll found that the United States is ranked far in the lead as “the biggest threat … Continue reading
American “Higher” Education: More Examples of Grotesque Gaps Between Braggadocio and Performance, Promises and Reality
Univ. of North Carolina Credited Athletes For Fake Classes A simmering academic cheating scandal exploded over the University of North Carolina like a nuclear bomb airburst when it was revealed this morning that athletes were systematically steered into fake classes … Continue reading
The Hidden government Group Linking JFK, Watergate, Iran Contra and 9/11
The Hidden Government Group Linking JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra and 9/11 Post Categories: Afghanistan Peter Dale Scott | Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 5:26 Beijing For some time now, I have been analyzing American history in the light of what I have … Continue reading
Critical Analysis on ‘Soft Power and Global Politics’ Parts I – V
Critical Analysis on “Soft Power and Global Politics” I – V Post Categories: Opinion > Kiyul Chung Prof. Kiyul Chung | Friday, January 20, 2012, 21:47 Beijing [Editor’s note: In October, 2011, Chinese President Hu Jintao made a very historic … Continue reading
Some Issues in Real World Economics
Map of the day : the world’s billionairs September 28, 2014 from David Ruccio This map of the world’s billionaires—all 2,325 of them (an all-time record high), with a total wealth of $7.3 trillion (which is higher than the market capitalization of all the … Continue reading
A Problem That Legions of Mainstream Academic Economists Have Simply Ignored (5 Charts)
A problem that legions of mainstream academic economists have simply ignored (5 charts) September 24, 2014 from David Ruccio The Wall Street Journal uses this chart to illustrate a story on a new report issued by Morgan Stanley on “Inequality and Consumption.”* Morgan Stanley’s research … Continue reading