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.

Friday, May 1, 2020

US has 9th* worst COVID-19 death rate in the world: WTH is Trump thinking? UPDATED

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In a press conference on Thursday, April 30, the head of the illegitimate Trump regime said, "Our death totals, our numbers, per milli...

Friday, April 17, 2020

Comparative Responses to the Economic Aspects of the Crisis Show Many Drawbacks in USA

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The global COVID-19 pandemic has created an associated economic crisis as many businesses have been forced to close because of lac...

Friday, April 3, 2020

6.6 million new unemployment claims April 2nd

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As the saying goes, "Records are made to be broken." But I don't think it's too often the case that it happens at the very...

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Friday, March 27, 2020

3.3 Million!! and other dubious records for the USA

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I for one am getting tired of all the "winning" under the illegitimate Trump regime. Today (March 26) we hit two milestones, neith...

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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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