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Economics Professor, New School for Social Research; Emeritus Professor of Economics & Finance, Monmouth University; contributor to Washington Spectator; former editor, Review of Political Economy; author/editor of many books, including 50 Major Economists .. more

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Steven Pressman is an American economist. He is a former Professor of Economics and Finance at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He has taught at the University of New Hampshire and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. .. more

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Stephen Miller Says Judge's Decision To Stop Deployment of Troops Is 'Legal Insurrection'

Protests against ICE raids have escalated in Portland over the last few weeks, but a federal judge said they're not enough to deploy the National Guard.

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Call for papers from Erasmus Journal of Philosophy and Economics: Special Issue on the 250th Anniversary of The Wealth of Nations www.ejpe.org/journal/anno...

Special Issue: 250th Anniversary of The Wealth of Nations | Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics

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Mark D. White @profmdwhite.bsky.social · 29d

An incredible philosophy/political economy faculty job opening at Tulane! philjobs.org/job/show/29538

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Steven Pressman @stevenpressman.bsky.social · Sep 8

The #s aren't important. It's how we got here & how we get out. Hi debt stems from R tax cuts-- Reagan (1980s), Bush (2000s) & 2 Trump tax cuts. Tax revenues relative to GDP fell by over 2%. Now R's want to cut government spending to deal with their problem. Please don't fall into their trap!

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Genevieve Signoret @gsignoret.bsky.social · Aug 31

Eichengreen: "I was Lisa Cook's PhD dissertation supervisor here at UC Berkeley in 1997. I know nothing about mortgage documentation. But I think I do know quite a bit about the character of the individual here. I know Lisa to be careful and ethical."

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