New feature for the Friday links- a quick roundup of the week’s posts, for those of you who aren’t subscribed (I’m stealing this gambit from Ezra Klein at WaPo). It was a busy week; we talked about: obesity as a function of society; Sen’s new manifesto; taking on Paul Krugman on epistemic closure; reposting Ruccio’s response to Sen’s manifesto; Notre Dame’s academic forum on economics and ethics; parody- betting against the American dream; taking on Max U; redefining fiscal sustainability; rounding up Max U comments; and why environmentalists don’t trust economists. I’m curious for feedback from both sides on this last post. No more ado, though- here are your links.
Serious Links
Amartya Sen on Adam Smith (in video form)- Maxine Udall
Chris Hayes compares financial malfeasance to looting- The Nation
Why the EPA should regulate carbon- The Nation
Ezra’s interview with Lindsey Graham on immigration and climate change- Washington Post
Steve Randy Waldman breaks down the Goldman Sachs fraudulent deal- Interfluidity
Ingrid Robeyns argues against Sen’s redundancy claims on justice- Crooked Timber
John Bellamy Foster interviewed on Marxist ecology- MRZine
Noam Chomsky says the US could broker peace in Gaza, but has chosen not to- TomDispatch
Matt Wasson says a new law is needed to supplement new EPA rules and end mountaintop removal coal mining- Grist
Is the Gulf oil spill going to be worse than Exxon-Valdez?- BBC
Diversions
George Costanza: The Movie (best two minutes of your day, I promise)
