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Book Review: What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk About The Next American Revolution

Posted on December 15, 2023 by nathanalbright

What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk About The Next American Revolution, by Gar Alperovitz This book, quite knowingly and intentionally, takes as its title a work from Trotsky advocating violent revolution in Russia, and uses it to support a “democratic” … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Saving Capitalism For The Many, Not The Few

Posted on December 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

Saving Capitalism For The Many, Not The Few, by Robert B. Reich Knowing what I do about the author and his history as a Clinton-era Treasury Secretary, it was pretty obvious to see where this book was going to go, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Fistful Of Shells

Posted on September 4, 2023 by nathanalbright

A Fistful Of Shells: West Africa From The Rise Of The Slave Trade To The Age Of Revolution, by Toby Green Writing about West Africa during the period of the slave trade, especially when one wishes, as the author does, … Continue reading →

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On Development And Progress

Posted on August 18, 2023 by nathanalbright

As is sometimes the case, one of my dear friends wanted to see the approach I have to answering particular types of academic questions, and so I thought it worthwhile to share my approach to answering such questions (as well … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh

Posted on August 18, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Price For Their Pound Of Flesh: The Value Of The Enslaved, From Womb To Grave, In The Building Of A Nation, by Daina Ramey Berry If one wants to know what one is getting from this particular book, it … Continue reading →

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Laying Up Treasures In Hell

Posted on May 20, 2023 by nathanalbright

It has long been recognized that among the more notable and glorious uses of what is frequently deemed to be unrighteous mammon is for those earthly riches to fund heavenly projects. When one listens to beautiful music or travels to … Continue reading →

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One Size Fits None

Posted on May 13, 2023 by nathanalbright

Why is it that no matter the reasons why a given nation is struggling with its fiscal situation that the solutions pursued by the IMF and World Bank are invariably the same in pushing austerity? Are the ordinary people the … Continue reading →

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The Mendicant Economy

Posted on May 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the more remarkable aspects of the American entertainment industry was its long ability to depend on advertising for its income. Soap operas, for example, got their name from the sponsorship of these shows aimed at women by companies … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In Pictures

Posted on February 22, 2023 by nathanalbright

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In Pictures, by the Saudi Arabia Ministry Of Culture And Information It is not always clear what audience a book is aimed at, and this is the case here. This particular book is mostly made … Continue reading →

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On The Value Of The Middleman

Posted on October 3, 2022 by nathanalbright

From time to time I find it is necessary to defend the middleman, because such people who dwell in the middle tend to receive a lot of abuse and criticism for what is in fact a very necessary but also … Continue reading →

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