Monthly Archives: September 2020

09.22.20
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THE GENERAL THEORY/ JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES/ A WARNING FROM 1936

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by renowned economist John Maynard Keynes is a powerful academic work.  No easy read and in parts a real struggle.  But if you have the  time and patience and wish to dig deep into the history of the devastating income inequality that is crippling America today you will find Keynes rewarding you with some answers.   His concerns and  predictions of unbridled capitalism formed before, during and after the Great Depression hit the target’s bullseye. Keynes’  forward thinking correctly  predicted that run-away Laissez-faire capitalism, without  enlightened government intervention, would create unsustainable income inequality.  Many of the 21st Century’s leading economists believe we have arrived at that juncture.

The subject of income in-equality is deeply rooted in America’s social structure.  It will become even more so as the nation deals with racial injustice, poverty, health care, housing and global warming. The beauty of The General Theory is that it treats the subject absent of polemics.

Appropriately, The General Theory is one of Prometheus Books Great Minds Series.

Search gordonsgoodreads for other works by John Maynard Keynes

09.22.20
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BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME/ TA-NEHISI COATES

TA NEHISI COATES, BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME . A letter to an adolescent son.  Not unlike  The Soul of Black Folks by W.E.B. Dubois. ( search gordonsgoodreads).  An extraordinarily powerful book. Toni Morrison is correct, “This is required Reading.”   Think of writing this to your own son or daughter:  At the onset of the Civil War, our stolen bodies were worth four billion dollars, more than all of America industry, all of American Railroads, workshops and factories combined.

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME  could not be more relevant than in today’s discourse. The  messaging is profound, deep, touching and real.  The type of book that those who need to read it most likely will not.  Please choose yes and be enlightened.