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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Economist Gar Alperovitz Asks, ‘What Then Must We Do?’

Rag Radio podcast: Political economist Gar Alperovitz,author of ‘What Then Must We Do?’ “Like a picture slowly developing in a photographer’s darkroom, the potential elements of a new system, of something meaningful and very American, are beginning to emerge.” — Gar … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Celebrate the ‘Historical Revisionists’ / 2

Paul Sweezy and Paul Baran, shown photographed in Cuba, wrote about a new era of monopoly capitalism.  Image from Fotopages. Celebrate the ‘Historical Revisionists’ / 2 Revisionists argued that while security, ideologies, personalities of elites, and even human nature had … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Celebrate the ‘Historical Revisionists’ / 1

Historian William Appleman Wiliams circa 1986. Image from Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections / Daily Barameter / The Nation.Celebrate the ‘Historical Revisionists’ / 1 William Appleman Williams’ classic text, The Tragedy of American Diplomacy, broke new ground in the … Continue reading

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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Progressive Economist Robert Pollin, Author of ‘Back to Full Employment’

Economist Robert Pollin. Image from Unionocity.Rag Radio podcast:Economist Robert Pollin discusss hisnew book, ‘Back to Full Employment‘ By Rag Radio | The Rag Blog | January 31, 2013 Progressive economist, activist, and author Robert Pollin was Thorne Dreyer’s guest Friday, … Continue reading

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Robert Jensen : There Are Marxists in India?

Prabhat Patnaik. Image from The Bruce Initiative on Rethinking Capitalism.‘There are Marxists in India?’ Economist Prabhat Patnaik on the global crisis By Robert Jensen | The Rag Blog | April 25, 2012 After an engaging half-hour interview with India’s pre-eminent … Continue reading

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