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Economic Policy Institute: CEO Pay Rose by 16% in Last Year, While Worker Pay Rose by 1.8%

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7June 23, 2021June 24, 2021

June 23, 2021June 24, 2021029

The Economic Policy Institute unabashedly advocates for workers and unions and publishes accurate data about inequality. It recently revealed that CEO pay rose by 16%...

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Says Greta Thunberg Should Study Economics

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 23, 2020November 26, 2020

January 23, 2020November 26, 2020037

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin insulted environmental activist Greta Thunberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying she should study economics. Although I’m...

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Steven Singer: Economists Ate My School

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 8, 2020November 26, 2020

January 8, 2020November 26, 2020031

Steven Singer writes here about how economic thinking has distorted the purposes of schooling and is wrecking our society by turning everything into a transaction....

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Peter Greene: The Silly Research about Charters That Betsy DeVos is Promoting

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 17, 2019November 26, 2020

April 17, 2019November 26, 2020036

Peter Greene writes here about an exceptionally silly “study” that Betsy DeVos is using to drum up fading public support for charter schools. The...

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Katie Porter: A Freshman Hero in Congress

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 13, 2019November 26, 2020

April 13, 2019November 26, 2020030

Katie Porter is a freshman in Congress. She ran for Congress in the 45th District in California, which has not elected a Democrat since the...

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Economists with Common Sense about Education

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7March 24, 2018December 6, 2020

March 24, 2018December 6, 2020024

Many of us on this blog criticize economists because it often seems that the only thing they value is scores on standardized tests. If...

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Steven Singer: What Economists Know About Education Could Fit into a Tiny Thimble

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7February 23, 2018December 6, 2020

February 23, 2018December 6, 2020023

Steven Singer takes issue with a libertarian economist who thinks that education is a waste of time. His post is actually titled “Economists Don’t...

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V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7December 29, 2017December 6, 2020

December 29, 2017December 6, 2020024

A friend suggested I subscribe to Andrew Tobias’ Blog, and I did. He mostly writes about economics, and I enjoy his clear explanations....

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David Safier: Koch Brothers Push Libertarian Doctrine into Arizona High Schools

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7October 30, 2017December 6, 2020

October 30, 2017December 6, 2020032

David Safier writes in the Tucson Weekly about well-funded efforts by the billionaire Koch Brothers to promote their anti-government, free-market libertarian views into local high...

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Economic Policy Institute: Why Unions Are Important for Working People and the Econmy

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 4, 2017December 6, 2020

September 4, 2017December 6, 2020022

Today is Labor Day. What better time to recognize the importance of unions in giving working people a voice and “unrigging” our economy. There was...

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