Middle Class Political Economist

I grew up in a middle-class family, the first to go to college full-time and the first to earn a Ph.D. The economic policies of the last 40 years have reduced the middle class's security, and this blog is a small contribution to reversing that.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Suppression of Congressional Research Service Report Reversed

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Just as quietly as it happened , the Republican suppression of a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report showing the lack of relationshi...

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Appearing on National Progressive Talk Radio Tonight

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Sorry for the short notice, but I will be on Lane Prophet's live call-in show on National Progressive Talk Radio at 9pm Eastern/6pm Paci...

NYT Series Illuminates -- And Confuses -- The State of the Subsidy Wars

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Louise Story's series in the New York Times this week has created a substantial buzz about the issue of economic development subsidies....

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Sunday, December 2, 2012

NYT: $80 Billion in State and Local Subsidies Annually (Updated)

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In today's New York Times , Louise Story begins a series , "The United States of Subsidies," ten months in the making, with a ...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Gigantic Journalistic Investigation Begins Ripping Mask off Bank Secrecy

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While Mitt Romney may be fading from view in the wake of his defeat on November 6, the issue of tax havens is definitely not following suit...

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

What the Fiscal Cliff Means for the Middle Class

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Now that the election is over, it seems like all the politicians and pundits can talk about is the so-called "fiscal cliff." But t...

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Online International Political Economy Course

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If you've enjoyed my posts, you may be interested in my courses, too. In spring 2013, I will be offering an online course at the advance...

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Kenneth Thomas: Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Missouri-St. Louis. Author of Competing for Capital: Europe and North America in a Global Era (Georgetown University Press, 2000) and Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital (Palgrave, 2011). Available for research, consulting, and expert testimony. All opinions expressed are my own and not my employers'.

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