Here are 2 of my favorite articles on this, and 2 rather painful images:
- http://www.vox.com/2015/1/22/7859791/american-sniper-iraq
- http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/american-sniper-is-almost-too-dumb-to-criticize-20150121
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Dying and killing for other people’s profits #AmericanSniper
Posted: 2015/01/22 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: American Sniper, Clint Eastwood, double-standards, imperialism, nationalism, propaganda, war, war crimes
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “The other America” Stanford,1967
Posted: 2015/01/22 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoTags: Dr King, justice, Martin Luther King, MLK, racism, The Other America
not much has changed in 48 years (T_T)
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Special treat on the show today: Corey Carroll is back with us after a long absence :)
Posted: 2015/01/21 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoWe’ll have to see what he wants to talk about but I’m guessing financial turmoil will be high on the agenda
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Now that he can’t, Obama is proposing some good ideas >:/
Posted: 2015/01/18 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/VideoWhat a circus
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The focus on education as a solution to economic problem is another case of “zombie economics”
Posted: 2015/01/17 by Punkonomics (@dearbalak) in Links/Articles/Videovia Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty – The Washington Post.
The focus on education as a solution to economic problem is another case of “zombie economics” — ideas long dead that come back to eat our brains. The classic supply-side (supply creates its own demand) applied to labor. People thus say that better or more education will lead to better or more employment. No it won’t. #racket
BTW, check out this great book by John Quiggin:
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