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May 15, 2025
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Economy

Is This The Best The Democrats Can Come Up With??!!

March 5, 2025

Is This The Best The Democrats Can Come Up With??!!

March 5, 2025

I listened to Senator Slotkin’s response to Trump’ —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 3

February 11, 2025

What is financialization and why does it matter? – part 3

February 11, 2025

Changes in Economic Policy and Regulation In two e —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? – from the NYTimes

January 12, 2025

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence? – from the NYTimes

January 12, 2025

Ben Casselman wrote this piece in the 1.10.2025 NY —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

Not a right – left problem; a top – down problem. The class war is long over.

December 26, 2024

Not a right – left problem; a top – down problem. The class war is long over.

December 26, 2024

In the wake of Trump’s victory over Harris there h —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

35 Years of Wage Stagnation and Middle-Class Life in the US

November 18, 2024

35 Years of Wage Stagnation and Middle-Class Life in the US

November 18, 2024

For the period between the end of WWII and 1979 th —>> read more –>>

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Book Review – Revolt of the Rich: How the Politics of the 1970s Widened America’s Class Divide by David Gibbs

November 13, 2024

Book Review – Revolt of the Rich: How the Politics of the 1970s Widened America’s Class Divide by David Gibbs

November 13, 2024

Neoliberalism is the word most frequently used by —>> read more –>>

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Environment

Wealth Concentration and the Environment – a new concern

October 29, 2024

Wealth Concentration and the Environment – a new concern

October 29, 2024

Much is made here and elsewhere of the extreme con —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits

September 11, 2024

The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits

September 11, 2024

Milton Friedman 17 asserted in his 9.13.1970 NYTim —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

Top 400 in US have a lower tax rate than the bottom half of Americans

May 5, 2024

Top 400 in US have a lower tax rate than the bottom half of Americans

May 5, 2024

A frequent topic here is the staggering success of —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

Three charts that define the last 45 years in the US

January 2, 2024

Three charts that define the last 45 years in the US

January 2, 2024

Its the time of year for summations, usually for j —>> read more –>>

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Politics

Is it time to get serious about Trump? What to do?

December 2, 2023

Is it time to get serious about Trump? What to do?

December 2, 2023

For the most part, I avoid ever listening to Trump —>> read more –>>

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Capitalism

Video Post – the $47 Trillion Rip Off

August 30, 2023

Video Post – the $47 Trillion Rip Off

August 30, 2023

A video version of the earlier post, “$47 Trillion —>> read more –>>

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  • Topics Overview
  • Keystone Essays
    • – American Delusions – introduction
    • – Our Social Nature and the Future
    • – our history – the intentionally forgotten
    • – capitalism and free-market Ideology
      • – about neoliberalism
      • – financialization – from production to extraction
    • – healthcare system
    • – american empire
    • – justice, police, and the prison system
    • – racism in america – white supremacy
  • Other
    • – the book: Uncovering Capitalism – the actual workings
    • – project blog
    • – book reviews
    • – bibliography
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