The Bigthink website has the article Sorry, Astronomers: Practically All Of The Universe’s Matter Is Still Missing

They said the “missing half” of the Universe’s matter was just found. But what they found barely makes a dent to the big picture.

I am always interested in learning a little more. I probably won’t live long enough to find out what dark matter is.

The Levy Institute has a podcast Episode 1: James K. Galbraith.

Our inaugural episode, hosted by John Harvey, Professor and Hal Wright Chair of Economics at Texas Christian University. Harvey sits down for an in-depth conversation with James K. Galbraith regarding the state of the economics discipline, central bank policy, and more.

A most fascinating discussion on the history and current status of the world of economic thought. My own thinking is still evolving. It is discussions like this one that keep the topic alive.

Recommended readings:

• “In Defense of Low Interest Rates,” Policy Note by James K. Galbraith
• The Poverty of the World, by Sheyda F. A. Jahanbani
• The Age of Uncertainty, by John K. Galbraith
• The Anatomy of Power, by John K. Galbraith

There is an interview with Michael Hudson that has the ironic title Perfecting Imperialism.

I learn so much from listening to a Michael Hudson interview even when I think I have learned it all. Much of the revelations to me come as the interview is winding down. His criticism of the left in the USA and the west was amazing. He explained why I am so sympathetic to his point of view. He describes his interest in the whole economy, and what works and what does not work. He does not tend to focus on any particular social group, but he looks at the entirety of how the economy can work for everybody. When I think this way, I label it as “what worksism” That’s the only “ism” that I am for.