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“Main Street and the 99 Percent Can Learn From This Book”
“The Restructuring of Capitalism in Our Time.” William K. Tabb; New York: Columbia University Press, 2012. 276 pages plus references […]
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What’s Next For the Economy?
In a decidedly rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, Bill Clinton defended President Barack Obama’s economic plan […]
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The Importance of Studying the Obvious
Everyone has experience being human, and so findings in social science coincide with something that we have either experienced or can imagine experiencing. The result is that social science all too often seems like common sense.
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What Can We Do About the Economy?
In a time of ongoing crisis, with millions in the U.S. facing unemployment or underemployment, it’s time to get radical. […]
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My Social Science Career: Interview with George Ritzer
As part of a series of occasional interviews with leading social scientists George Ritzer, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, spoke to socialsciencespace about his influences in the field.
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Got questions for Obama? Tweet now
MSNBC announces that today Twitter will hold its first Twitter Town Hall, and United States President Barack Obama will answer […]
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The moral necessity of austerity
Matt Clement blogs on 'Sociology and the Cuts' on the moral panic around balancing the economy and reducing public sector […]
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A Vision of the Next Economy: from macro to metro
LSE Works, a lecture series sponsored by SAGE, had its final instalment on Thursday, March 24, 2011. The series has […]
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