Category Archives: Capitalism

Dean Baker on mainstream ideology

Posted on 21/03/2013 by

Dean Baker does a nice job in Worms, Pond Scum and Economists of laying out the pattern of thinking, ideology, that governs (with a few exceptions) the political and punditry class over the “crisis” confronting Social Security and Medicare, and mainstream economists’ … Continue reading →

Posted in austerity, Capitalism, Ideology, Teaching Economics, The Crisis

Latinos, Republicans and Government

Posted on 10/12/2012 by

In the wake of the thrashing the GOP got at the polls last month, the media has been filled with stories highlighting the demographic shifts deemed responsible for Obama’s win and, more importantly, Romney’s loss. A number of pundits, both … Continue reading →

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Thin men acting in small worlds – or why economic models are both unreal and irrelevant

Posted on 09/10/2012 by

Good piece by Lars Syll (Thin men acting in small worlds – or why economic models are both unreal and irrelevant).  I don’t really have much more to add, other than to reiterate my frustration with a discipline that is … Continue reading →

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A disappointing performance

Posted on 04/10/2012 by

I know he’s a Republican in disguise, but I nevertheless held out for the hope that Obama would at least give lip service to the notion that government has an extremely important role to play in the betterment of society, … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way to the teaching of neoclassical economics

Posted on 27/09/2012 by

Good piece by David Ruccio “A funny thing happened on the way to the teaching of neoclassical economics.”  I’m teaching intermediate microeconomics this quarter and doing my best to introduce the neoclassical theory of value and distribution in a theoretical … Continue reading →

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Deep Sleep and Other News « Real-World Economics Review Blog

Posted on 13/09/2012 by

The following piece, by Peter Radford, does a nice job of outlining the political divide within the U.S. and, in addition, the depth of economic ignorance and committment to ideology on the part of the media, the right-wing nuts (annoyingly … Continue reading →

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Capitalism in Crisis?

Posted on 05/08/2012 by

See on Scoop.it – Explorations in Political Economy Capitalism in Crisis with geographer David Harvey & economist Richard Wolff… See on http://www.charlierose.com

Posted in Capitalism, The Crisis