Brandl the Economist
@mwbrandl.bsky.social
PhD economist, author, researcher, first person historical interpreter, digital asset creator, educator (mostly retired), vegan, animal lover, who has yet to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up.
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The dude in the initial banner pic is not me. That’s my cousin @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social near his home in Switzerland. This pic does not fully capture just how pretty & peaceful it is there, but I am using it anyway. Hopefully it encourages people to “join in” and relax all at the same time!
Nice summary of how financialization helped destroy the American middle class. The main take away: we though creating & trading sophisticated financial assets could replace capital investment and human capital attainment. We were wrong. Time for major reforms.
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We Didn't Kill American Manufacturing—We Let It Die
The American elite are treating our country like a Hospice Patient. We need to wake up before they let use die in our sleep.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Nice summary of how financialization helped destroy the American middle class. The main take away: we though creating & trading sophisticated financial assets could replace capital investment and human capital attainment. We were wrong. Time for major reforms.
open.substack.com/pub/americas...
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The violent history of segregation and desegregation is a reminder of why safe routes mattered —not just for children— but for adults, too. Contribute your story to this important story. Your story of segregation is history, too.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The violent history of segregation and desegregation is a reminder of why safe routes mattered —not just for children— but for adults, too. Contribute your story to this important story. Your story of segregation is history, too.
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New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
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October 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Economics must be the main issue in public debates. This article explains why, but does not go far enough in discussing key concepts such as fin mkt reforms & Tobin taxes on large fin transactions.
Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
Opinion | Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Economics must be the main issue in public debates. This article explains why, but does not go far enough in discussing key concepts such as fin mkt reforms & Tobin taxes on large fin transactions.
Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
Democrats Are in Crisis. Eat-the-Rich Populism Is the Only Answer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/o...
The best line in this blog is: "To prepare for the future, management education must integrate human-centric principles so that future managers are properly trained for Industry 5.0" Very true. Yet the teaching of economics (especially b-schools) is horribly outdated when in comes to Industry 5.0.
🔖Read our latest blog article and explore our reflections from the recent conference organised in collaboration with the EUWIN, BRIDGES 5.0 & BROADVOICE EU projects, which took place from June 16–17 at the Irish College in Leuven!
Unveil our story here 👇 seismec.eu/2025/06/30/a...
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Unveil our story here 👇 seismec.eu/2025/06/30/a...
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Advancing Industry 5.0: Building Skills, Enhancing, Employee Voice and Driving Workplace Innovation - SEISMEC | Piloting the Shift to Human-Centric Industry
Advancing Industry 5.0: Building Skills, Enhancing Employee Voice and Driving Workplace Innovation The SEISMEC project, in collaboration with the EUWIN, BRIDGES 5.0, and BROADVOICE EU projects, co-org...
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July 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The best line in this blog is: "To prepare for the future, management education must integrate human-centric principles so that future managers are properly trained for Industry 5.0" Very true. Yet the teaching of economics (especially b-schools) is horribly outdated when in comes to Industry 5.0.
I am so glad @ironstache.bsky.social is running for Congress in the Wisconsin 1st Congressional District. Not only does he understand that problems our country (and our world faces) he has solutions! And he has a cutting sense of humor.
When I make a mistake, I own up to it. I had to issue this correction to the press just now.
May 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I am so glad @ironstache.bsky.social is running for Congress in the Wisconsin 1st Congressional District. Not only does he understand that problems our country (and our world faces) he has solutions! And he has a cutting sense of humor.
For my American friends: the Daily Mail is a British newspaper with a very conservative slant (to put it nicely). So when even the strongest backers of the Conservative Party in the UK call out a Republican American POTUS, you know we are in very deep trouble.
March 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
For my American friends: the Daily Mail is a British newspaper with a very conservative slant (to put it nicely). So when even the strongest backers of the Conservative Party in the UK call out a Republican American POTUS, you know we are in very deep trouble.
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This is how it should have ended.
March 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is how it should have ended.
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Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power. (2/2)
February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power. (2/2)
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Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
February 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)
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Understand this: by trying to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elon Musk and Russ Vought are trying to make it easier for big banks to cheat you.
It’s another way the Trump administration wants to reward the rich and powerful while hurting working people.
It’s another way the Trump administration wants to reward the rich and powerful while hurting working people.
February 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Understand this: by trying to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elon Musk and Russ Vought are trying to make it easier for big banks to cheat you.
It’s another way the Trump administration wants to reward the rich and powerful while hurting working people.
It’s another way the Trump administration wants to reward the rich and powerful while hurting working people.
There is so much we can learn from our allies, if only we would be grownup enough to listen. Here is yet another great example from Canada.
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Jean Chrétien: Canadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S.
Contributed to The Globe and Mail by Jean Chrétien - January 11, 2025 Jean Chrétien served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Today is my 91st birthday.
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January 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
There is so much we can learn from our allies, if only we would be grownup enough to listen. Here is yet another great example from Canada.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/jean-c...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/jean-c...
This offers a great comparison btw the economic policies of FDR and Biden. FDR’s focus on: relief, recovery, & reform were transformative. Biden could only deliver relief. Time to learn from FDR to address the needs economic needs of working Americans.
Stability, not just recovery, is essential to building a lasting political order.
@suzmkahn.bsky.social explores how Biden’s presidency compares to FDR’s transformative leadership: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/its-the...
@suzmkahn.bsky.social explores how Biden’s presidency compares to FDR’s transformative leadership: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/its-the...
It's the Fear, Stupid: Why Biden’s FDR-Size Aspirations Fell Short - Roosevelt Institute
When Joe Biden entered office four years ago, FDR comparisons were everywhere. We at the Roosevelt Institute even briefly asked our followers to guess whether a quote belonged to FDR or Biden. As we c...
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January 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This offers a great comparison btw the economic policies of FDR and Biden. FDR’s focus on: relief, recovery, & reform were transformative. Biden could only deliver relief. Time to learn from FDR to address the needs economic needs of working Americans.
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If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
January 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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RIP Bob Uecker. He was a truly unique baseball and media star, humble, self-deprecating, and hilarious.
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'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker passes away at 90
Bob Uecker brought the Brewers to life for generations of fans. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment that reached far beyond the ballpark.
Uecker, the backup catcher turned ...
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January 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
RIP Bob Uecker. He was a truly unique baseball and media star, humble, self-deprecating, and hilarious.
www.mlb.com/news/bob-uec...
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GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
January 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
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How should our economy be structured? @timparrique.bsky.social has the answer.
The brilliant Céline Keller has finished a 172-page graphic novel titled "Who Is Afraid of Degrowth?" It's a masterpiece and it'll will soon be available for free. Please help the author spread this precious work: en.goteo.org/project/who-...
December 18, 2024 at 12:54 PM
How should our economy be structured? @timparrique.bsky.social has the answer.
Well, isn't this interesting? Remember hearing about how big corporations "had no choice" but to keep jacking up prices due to "increased costs." Hold onto your MAGA hat - it might have been...well...a bit of a falsehood. Now McDonalds found it CAN cut prices! www.thestreet.com/restaurants/...
McDonald’s hopes to win back customers with a generous offer
The fast-food chain wants customers to know that it hears them loud and clear.
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December 5, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Well, isn't this interesting? Remember hearing about how big corporations "had no choice" but to keep jacking up prices due to "increased costs." Hold onto your MAGA hat - it might have been...well...a bit of a falsehood. Now McDonalds found it CAN cut prices! www.thestreet.com/restaurants/...
Had a great time ushering in my 60th birthday last night with friends. All thanks to my best friend Sona (who I also happen to be married to). Former students/colleagues/neighbors/friends all joined in. So much better than being online!
November 25, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Had a great time ushering in my 60th birthday last night with friends. All thanks to my best friend Sona (who I also happen to be married to). Former students/colleagues/neighbors/friends all joined in. So much better than being online!
The dude in the initial banner pic is not me. That’s my cousin @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social near his home in Switzerland. This pic does not fully capture just how pretty & peaceful it is there, but I am using it anyway. Hopefully it encourages people to “join in” and relax all at the same time!
November 19, 2024 at 8:42 PM
The dude in the initial banner pic is not me. That’s my cousin @markstaffbrandl.bsky.social near his home in Switzerland. This pic does not fully capture just how pretty & peaceful it is there, but I am using it anyway. Hopefully it encourages people to “join in” and relax all at the same time!