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

January 12, 2025 Mark Orton 0

Ben Casselman wrote this piece in the 1.10.2025 NYTimes: “Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?” The article cites the following as evidence of the decline of economists’ influence: […]

American Compass – their conservative economics get it right, mostly

December 5, 2024 Mark Orton 0

American Compass is a self-described think tank for conservative economics. From its Mission Statement page: “We are developing the conservative economic agenda to supplant blind faith in free markets with a focus on workers, their […]

35 Years of Wage Stagnation and Middle-Class Life in the US – a concrete example

November 18, 2024 Mark Orton 0

For the period between the end of WWII and 1979 there was productivity growth of ~ 55%. That means that for an hour’s work, the economic value grew by 55%. Over that period, workers’ wages […]

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

November 12, 2024 Mark Orton 0

Neoliberalism is the word most frequently used by commentators and academics when discussing the changes in the US economy over the past 50 years. For most people, this is a completely useless term. Are we […]

Three charts that define the last 45 years in the US

January 2, 2024 Mark Orton 0

Its the time of year for summations, usually for just the previous year. My selection of charts explains much of the past 45 years for the rich, middle-class, and poor in America. The Great Divide […]

Video Post – the $47 Trillion Rip Off

August 30, 2023 Mark Orton 1

A video version of the earlier post, “$47 Trillion – the ripoff by the rich and corporations – in two charts – maybe a few more…..” is available on YouTube:

Wealth & Poverty course from Robert Reich – UC Berkeley

April 6, 2023 Mark Orton 0

Reich is offering an online course, “Wealth & Poverty”, that started today. I watched the first lecture, “What Happened to Income and Wealth?” Looks like this will be worth some ongoing effort. I suggest being […]

My Year End Siege of Angers – the addendum

January 6, 2023 Mark Orton 0

Here are two more angers: (an addendum to the 1.1.2023 post: My Year End Siege of Angers – the list) Guns:  “Eighteen percent of U.S. households purchased a gun since the start of the pandemic (March […]

What’s Wrong With Inequality – the word?

November 26, 2021 Mark Orton 0

Use of the word inequality hides the real issues.

Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”

January 17, 2020 Mark Orton 0

Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.

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