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[–]useless_aether 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

and the economist. the magazine of the elites.

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Good call. The magazine of crap economics.

[–]magnora7 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You mean the magazine that lays out their ethos so that their next moves can be anticipated

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Very crap economics. I always wondered about Michael Hudson, have you've heard of him. Does he seem like a genuine economist. I'm thinking of buying one of his books. He was given the acedemic writings and memiors of Trotsky. I do not trust many economists but he seems legit and knowledgable.

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Michael Hudson is a classical economist. He seems legit.

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Just ordered one of his books on historic and biblical debt jubilee, which seems like nowadays is the creditor jubilee, i.e. bailing out the banks.

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Check out David Graeber. He's an anthropologist who has done research on the history of debt.
His work is very interesting.

[–]Jesus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

David Graeber

I did, he has worked with hudson and has articles on counterpunch. I'll have to read some more stuff that he's done.

I bought this book from hudson, the cover is Jesus flipping the tables and whipping the money changers in the temple. Hudson believes that Jesus came to restore the Jubilee and restore those in debt from interest. This angered not only the Romans but also the pharisees.

https://www.amazon.com/Forgive-Them-Their-Debts-Foreclosure/dp/3981826027

[–]Tom_Bombadil[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I hope you bought the hardcover for $3 more.