Category Archives: Income Inequality

Thomas Palley Interview — September 10, 2012

The Economic Crisis and What We Can Do About It: Economist Thomas Palley, whose most recent book, The Economic Crisis: Notes From the Underground, was published this May, returns to Democratic Perspective to discuss the structure of the U.S. bubble economy, and the … Continue reading

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Dean Baker Interview — Podcast August 27, 2012

The Republican Flim-Flam: Bain Capital, the Ryan Budget, and Federal Deficit Hysteria. Progressive economist Dean Baker, co-founder and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, returns to Democratic Perspective to debunk some of the popular Republican myths about our economy: First, … Continue reading

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Thomas Palley Interview — Podcast June 18, 2012

From Financial Crisis to Stagnation: How We Got into This Mess, and What We Need To Do To Get Out of It: Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, talk to Thomas Palley about his new book, From Financial Crisis … Continue reading

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