happy turkey day to all

http://vimeo.com/32345674
Here's a quick video of Michael Zweig speaking at OWS. To view it you must sign up once you open the link, but its easy to do. He makes a distinction here between wealthy people and people with power. It made me think of Brian's blog of last week on the Candy Apple. Everyone should read his post and weigh in.

Assignment for next week.
Well, .... the first part of our class will focus on Marx, Wright, Weber and Thompson. So read or reread what was due for last week! and think about how they address the same set of issues.

Then we will move to housing issues. Timmer, Oliver & Shapiro, Currie. Reading guides that underscore key issues but also make comparisons.

Vuews from other economists

Post from Amanda.
Well, here is the IMF saying that there is a path to recovery which differs from the video that we watched in class which told us that the recovery would be very long...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFZmgorrMM. This economist gives an hour plus talk on how we have gotten to where we are. Some of the topics he hits on are housing prices, interest rates, and high unemployment rates along with the banking collapse (which was a secondary cause) ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awJZQoL0r4E.

What do you think? Comments please.

Class on Nov 22.

Below are assignments for next week. If you hate reading guides that much then simply take notes on what you think are the key elements and the supporting arguments. The overriding issue here is what is class and class consciousness and how does it develop.

Rius, Beginners guide to Marx (cartoon format)

Thompson, Making of English working class (4 pages from intro)

Wright, Class Counts

Weber, Class, Status and Party

Extra points for anyone who finds another economist's perspective on the recession. You can post it for us and offer some comparison.

Women and Class

Assignments for next week. Don't forget those onerous reading guides.

Ransby “Katrina, Black women,…” (ER)

Luce & Brenner, “Women & Class: what has happened in forty years?” (ER)

Minimum wage increase: a working woman's issue

http://www.epi.org/publication/issuebriefs_ib133/

Working mother's in a double bind

http://www.epi.org/publication/briefingpapers_124/

http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2005.htm