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Inflation is once again at the center of political debate. Dan interviews Tim Barker to put monetary policy in its historical and class war context.
Reading:
Preferred Shares by Tim Barker phenomenalworld.org/analysis/wage-share
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The Vietnam War and the Political Economy of Full Employment by Dean Baker, Robert Pollin and Elizabeth Zahrt
Class Conflict and the "Natural Rate of Unemployment" by Robert Pollin
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