Everyone thinks they know that money is important in American politics. But how important? The Supreme Court’s Gilded Age reasoning in McCutcheon v. FEC has … Rich people rule!Read more
Capitalism
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Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy
So, really, Wisconsin is a case study for how Republicans are dismantling democracy in real time right now, but also it’s a project that dates … Laboratory for Dismantling DemocracyRead more
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Capitalism’s Definition is NOT Innocent
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/economicupdate/Econ_Update_2020.08.13.S10E32.mp3 Richard Wolff Economic Update
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The shifting state of planet earth and alien planets
https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2018.07/5b54305bdda4c8f2618b4581.mp4 Adam Frank, On Contact
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Testing Theories of American Politics
Each of four theoretical traditions in the study of American politics—which can be characterized as theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy, Economic-Elite Domination, and two types … Testing Theories of American PoliticsRead more
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America, stop grinding the faces of the poor
“What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?” (Isaiah 3:15, New International Version Bible) Congressional Republicans have proposed … America, stop grinding the faces of the poorRead more
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
The trouble began in the middle of the night. Around 2 a.m. on January 10, 2017, an air quality monitor in Port Arthur, Texas, began … How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air ActRead more
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Neo-Luddism
I’m a Luddite. This is not a hesitant confession, but a proud proclamation. I’m also a social scientist who studies how new technologies affect politics, … Neo-LuddismRead more