Pluralistic: Larry Summers' inflation scare-talk incinerated climate action (20 Nov 2023)

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Larry Summers' inflation scare-talk incinerated climate action: Now can we please stop listening to this ghoul?
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Pluralistic: The impoverished imagination of neoliberal climate "solutions" (31 Oct 2023)

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The impoverished imagination of neoliberal climate "solutions": "All of the above" is a highly selective proposition.
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Pluralistic: Rent control works (16 May 2023)

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Rent control works: 30-year, federally guaranteed fixed-rate mortgages = rent control for homeowners.
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Pluralistic: Elizabeth Warren on weaponized budget models (04 Apr 2023)

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Elizabeth Warren on weaponized budget models: We could have nice things, but computer says no.
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Pluralistic: The problem with economic models (03 Apr 2023)

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The problem with economic models: Ideology disguised as math.
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Pluralistic: What comes after neoliberalism? (28 Mar 2023)

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What comes after neoliberalism? "There is no alternative" is really a demand, namely, "Stop trying to think of an alternative!"
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Pluralistic: 27 Oct 2022 Substituting economics for politics is a failure

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Substituting economics for politics is a failure: The verdict is in on "economism."
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