Category Archives: Dubious statistics

NY Times Lets a Charter School Propagandist Distort the Facts on Its Op-Ed Page

Quelle surprise! Card carrying neoliberal David Leonhardt of the New York Times twists facts to try to make a case for charter schools.

Michael Hudson: Review of Steve Keen’s “Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?”

Steve Keen’s book is a compact, layperson friendly evisceration of mainstream economics and efforts to defend banks at the expense of citizens.

The Automation Grift: From Flying Cars to Ordering Cat Food on the Internet – Part 2

Why claims for automation getting rid of workers are greatly exaggerated.

The Amazon.com Effect: Retailers Say They’re Not Selling, but Consumers Report They Are Buying

Are retail sales understated because online retailers aren’t fully captured in the data?

The Failure of Austerity in the Great Recession

More evidence that austerity is a bad idea.

How Land Disappeared from Economic Theory

Why the removal of land from economic theory is a glaring oversight.

IMF Blames Fall of Middle Class on Globalization and Technology

An IMF report comes up with some orthodoxy-reinfocing conclusions by failing to address some key issues.

ICCT Skewers Trump Regulatory Rollback Argument: Estimates Lower Costs for Meeting CAFE Standards than EPA

Costs of meeting CAFE standards may be 40% lower than EPA estimates; implementing common standards may reduce uncertainty and help carmakers.

February Jobs Report: Hitting on All Cylinders but Wages

Economists and the Fed are declaring victory on jobs while merely delivering yet more stagnant real wages. Nicely played!