I AM CURRENTLY working as hard as I can to see that Donald Trump is defeated, that Hillary Clinton is elected president, and that Democrats gain control of the US House and Senate. The day after the election, working with millions of grass-roots activists, I intend to do everything possible to make certain that the […]
Category: Inequality
Stumbling and Mumbling: When to distrust elites
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Whom should we trust: elites or the people? I’m in two minds here. On the one hand, on the issues of immigration and Brexit, I’m with the elites. But in other respects, I’m on the side of the people. I’ve repeatedly arguedfor worker democracy against managerialism, and have consistently pointed out the shortcomings of professional fund […]
Review of WPC Book 1 from the Midwest Book Review
Category: Inequality
We got a really nice write up from Diane Donovan in the October edition of the Midwest Book Review. The review is in the middle of a long page of text, but you can go straight to it by clicking on the image below.
Review of WPC Book 1 from Econ Autodidactic
Category: GeneralInequality
We received a nice review from J. Edgar Mihelic via his Econ Autodidactic blog that raises a couple of good questions about WPC Book 1. As this is my first effort as a publisher, getting good, honest feedback will be critical to learning along the way, so I owe a debt of gratitude to J. Edgar for providing me with a […]
Win a copy of WPC Book 1!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway What Do We Do about Inequality? by Wicked Problems Collaborative Giveaway ends October 03, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
Trumped both ways: ‘Snake Oil’ or ‘Business as Usual’ – Mintzberg.org
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Donald Trump gives voice to many Americans who know that they are getting bamboozled. Yet here is the ultimate hustler, the very type who does so much of the bamboozling. Trust me, he says. Hillary Clinton gives voice to many who appreciate how dangerous her opponent could be. Trust me, she too says, while offering […]
Announcing the Re-launch of WPC Book 1: What do we do about inequality?
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Earlier this year I attempted to launch the first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, and I admittedly did a poor job on multiple fronts. First, I set a release date that I thought I would reasonably give me enough time to complete the manuscript and “whatever else” needed to be done, without giving too much consideration […]
Tsipras Folded. Will Syriza Follow?
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This is an old post that I thought had been lost forever when the WPC site suffered a catastrophic loss several months ago. Fortunately, the Wayback Machine came to the rescue! When we last left the unfolding Greek drama, it was a day before the referendum. I was a doubting Thomas who thought fear would lead […]
PRESS RELEASE — WPC Book 1: What do we do about inequality?
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Louis, MO — The Wicked Problems Collaborative (WPC) is proud to announce the release of our debut offering, “WPC Book 1: What do we do about inequality?” on U.S. Labor Day (9/5/16). The economy isn’t working for most of us. Sure, a few have done exceptionally well in the wake of the Great […]
First they came for the Greeks
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This week began with a debate in Greek Parliament called by the Official Opposition (the troika’s main, but not only, domestic cheerleaders) for the purposes of, eventually, indicting me for daring to counter the troika while minister of finance in the first six months of 2015. The troika who had staged a bank run before I moved into the […]