While the protests and riots in Baltimore in recent days were critically triggered by yet another death of a young black man interacting with the police, there are of course many other forces at work.
Mike Fletcher, a journalist at the Washington Post, has made important contributions to the poverty/economics beat in recent years. But Fletcher has also lived in Baltimore for decades, and his perspective on recent events is particularly germane.
Category Archives: Economics
Open Letter to Senator @RandPaul | #BaltimoreUprising on Blog#42
Dear Senator Paul,
I heard your comments on the Baltimore protests this morning and decided that, since I’m still thinking about them, I should put some of my thoughts down in writing. Continue reading Open Letter to Senator @RandPaul | #BaltimoreUprising on Blog#42
The TPP: what everyone should know | Economics on Blog#42
The Trans-Pacific Partnernship Agreement, the fancy name for the current trade agreement in front of Congress, has been negotiated by the Obama administration and a group of countries for the past couple of years. Every president for some decades now has negotiated his version of such a pact and has been lobbied by this or that interest for some benefit on the behalf of some industry or group. Nothing unusual there. That there is some level of secrecy to negotiations is also not unusual. Continue reading The TPP: what everyone should know | Economics on Blog#42
The psychological price of long-term #unemployment | Blog#42
Science Agrees: Being Laid Off Is Terrible — The Atlantic
New research from England suggests that cutbacks can lead to lasting trust issues.
Continue reading The psychological price of long-term #unemployment | Blog#42
MLK died warning us about inequality back in the 60’s | Social #Activism on Blog#42
I came across an excellent mash-up of segments from Martin Luther King’s speeches on poverty and the end of an interview of James Baldwin in PBS’ “The Negro and The American Promise.” These two men expressed, in ten minutes and fifty three seconds, far more than Thomas Piketty did in a seven hundred-page book. Continue reading MLK died warning us about inequality back in the 60’s | Social #Activism on Blog#42
Jared Bernstein: Full Employment, Trade Deficits, and the Savings Glut:
A Fascinating Debate in the Macro Blogosphere
Jared Bernstein | On the Economy | April 2nd, 2015
The macro blogosphere is on fire, as Bernanke, Summers, and Krugman are having a fascinating discussion that starts with secular stagnation (persistently weak demand, even in expansions), adds a strong dose of international trade with an emphasis on the Bernanke savings glut observations, and thus speaks to a lot of what we think about here at OTE.
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Full Employment, African American Employment and Wages | EPI
The Impact of Full Employment on African American Employment and Wages | Economic Policy Institute.
By Valerie Wilson | March 30, 2015
This paper is part of the Full Employment Project of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. It was presented by Valerie Wilson on Monday, March 30, 2015, as part of a forum entitled “Full Employment: How Can We Get There and Stay There? Why Does It Matter?”.
Continue reading Full Employment, African American Employment and Wages | EPI
Jared Bernstein: CBPP Forum: Full Employment
Our full employment event…the video!
Watch it here, where ‘it’ is the event CBPP ran yesterday for our full employment project. Ben Bernanke–now a fellow blogger(!)–gave a great keynote speech wherein he made a connection that I view as very important: adding an international dimension to the secular stagnation discussion.
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The strong dollar, its impact on growth, and the #TPP | Jared Bernstein
March 27th, 2015
When it comes to the debate over whether the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement should include rules against managing currency, the recent, sharp rise in the value of the dollar offers a little something for everyone.
Continue reading The strong dollar, its impact on growth, and the #TPP | Jared Bernstein
I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis
It feels as if the 2016 Democratic primary was settled in 2008. Whatever else is assumed about the coming election, the one thing everyone imagines is that the Democrats’ candidate will be a woman. Continue reading I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis