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Economist James K. Boyce explains how to fight climate change and rising income inequality in one shot. 

Economist James K. Boyce explains how to fight climate change and rising income inequality in one shot.  (Institute for New Economic Thinking, 7/30/19)

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Dania Francis, economics and Afro-American studies, was part of a research team studying the financial loss resulting from the dispossession of black-owned agricultural land in the South.

Dania Francis, economics and Afro-American studies, was part of a research team studying the financial loss resulting from the dispossession of black-owned agricultural land in the South. The team estimates the loss, including property and income, at between $3.7 and $6.6 billion in today’s dollars. (The Atlantic, 9/13/19)

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David Kotz, professor emeritus of economics, says the current trade war started by Pres. Donald Trump has destabilized the U.S. economy.

A columnist quotes David Kotz, professor emeritus of economics, who says the current trade war started by Pres. Donald Trump has destabilized the U.S. economy and led to a 5.5 percent drop in gross private domestic investment. (Common Dreams, 8/13/19)