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How Greed Stunts the Growth of Our Economy

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Ken Dowell

We are all pretty familiar with the causes of the 2008 recession. In a word, it was greed, as evidenced by America’s bankers and brokers. What we saw from Wall Street was a willingness to do what they knew was … Continue reading →

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Work and the Economy in the 2010’s: A Novelist’s Perspective

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Some of the best insight I’ve read about the impact of current U.S. economic trends on individuals is in the last two Dave Eggers Novels, A Hologram for the King and The Circle. A Hologram deals with outsourcing, employment and … Continue reading →

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