Category Archives: Wealth and Income Inequality
Social Structures of Accumulation (Institutions, Crises and Expanded Reproduction of Capital and Capitalism)
Social Structures of Accumulation Contributed by Terrence McDonough. An excerpt from the Introduction of his book, Social Structures of Accumulation: The Political Economy of Growth and Crisis. Edited by David M. Kotz, Terrence McDonough, and Michael Reich, Cambridge University Press, … Continue reading
America is the Most Inhumane ‘Developed’ Country on the Planet–Are We Going to Let It Stay that Way?
America Is the Most Inhumane Developed Country on the Planet — Are We Going to Let It Stay That Way? This week marked the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What would it be like … Continue reading
Saint Mandela: From Vilification to Adoration
Saint Mandela: from Vilification to Adoration by Ariadna Theokopoulos on December 8, 2013 http://www.deliberation.info/saint-mandela-vilification-adoration/ Commenting on the avalanche of official Western adulation poured on Mandela and on the hijacking of his legend that changed the propaganda from vilification as terrorist to adoration as sainted … Continue reading
“Sack the Economists”
“Sack the Economists” December 7, 2013EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Geoff Davies Non-mainstream economists are all-too aware of the failure of mainstream economists to anticipate, let alone avoid, the Global Financial Crisis and the ensuing Great Recession. The mainstream profession is … Continue reading
Tis the Season–For Inequality
‘Tis the season—for inequality December 6, 2013David F. RuccioLeave a commentGo to comments from David Ruccio USA Pope Francis challenged the theory of trickledown economics. Now, President Obama has announced his intention to focus on the problem of inequality. On my reading, Obama’s speech borrows … Continue reading