One big problem with the multitrillion-dollar Biden investments was that most of the money was filtered through antiquated ...

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Arguments ‘Homo Economicus’ Must Die Nick Hanauer’s rousing speech on the lies on which neoliberalism is built. By Nick Hanauer from October 1, 2018, 6:35 pm – 10 MIN READ Tagged Business Economics ...

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In his 1979 book, The Question of Palestine, the academic, literary critic, and Palestinian-American activist Edward Said observed of Palestine that “[O]ne of the features of a small non-European ...

The rising breed of religious rightists don’t have much use for two things. One is neoliberal economics. The other is democracy.

In the fall of 2018, University of California, Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez said, to an audience of economists, policymakers, and the press, “If the data don’t fit the theory, change the theory.” ...

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