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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 12, 2024 theheist 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 […]

A Revisit – book review from 2001 – When Work Disappears- WJ Wilson

March 16, 2023 theheist 0

Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. Here is a book review I posted on markorton.com 3.24.2001 When Work Disappears: The World of the […]

Capitalism – the actual workings – coming soon

August 27, 2022 theheist 0

The work to revise and expand my 2018 essay “Capitalism – a critique” has entered its final stages. A final draft has been distributed to […]

Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review

May 1, 2020 theheist 0

Tightrope provides a well-written description of the American crisis through personal stories and hard data. Unfortunately it falls flat in its call for action.

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