Berkeley Professor and former U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Robert Reich has put together a good, short 2 minute 15 second video that explains a large part of what's happened to the economy over the last 30 years. In summary, Reich connects five "dots": The economy has doubled since 1980 but wages have been flat. … Continue reading Robert Reich Connects The Dots to Tell What’s Happened To Our Economy In 2 Minutes
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How the Great Recession Spread
Interesting video showing how unemployment rates rose county-by-county in the U.S. over the last 3 years.:
Choices
We all have choices. The nation and society is the aggregate of all our choices. This is an excellent video (it's a palindrome) by a 20yr old:
Who Broke America’s Job Machine
Who Broke America's Job Machine - Part 1 Who Broke America's Job Machine - Part 2
Background in World History: 101 Events and 101 Videos/Pictures
Courtesy of Brad Delong (UC Berkeley) we have links to 101 Events in Background World History. These are for the most part 20th century events. via Background in World History for Econ 115: 101 Events and 101 Videos/Pictures.
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