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What is a paleo-left agenda? — Branko Milanovic

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Might have been simpler just to say, "old left" But "Old Left" is already taken, as is "New Left." Branko Milanovic's conception of "paleo-left" is somewhat different from "Old Left," which focuses on economic issues than the "New Left," which focuses on social justice issues. If you are interested in the Left, the post is worth reading. In the US, the political meaning of "left" is Democratic Party and it's factions, liberal and progressive. Progressive is supposedly "far left," but in terms of world politics it is center-left, while liberal is center-right. There is no genuine left in the US on the political spectrum.  Even the actual socialists are mostly history in American politics, whereas there was an American socialist party at one time. Although it still exists, it hasn't run a

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Might have been simpler just to say, "old left" But "Old Left" is already taken, as is "New Left." Branko Milanovic's conception of "paleo-left" is somewhat different from "Old Left," which focuses on economic issues than the "New Left," which focuses on social justice issues. If you are interested in the Left, the post is worth reading. In the US, the political meaning of "left" is Democratic Party and it's factions, liberal and progressive. Progressive is supposedly "far left," but in terms of world politics it is center-left, while liberal is center-right. There is no genuine left in the US on the political spectrum.  Even the actual socialists are mostly history in American politics, whereas there was an American socialist party at one time. Although it still exists, it hasn't run a presidential candidate since 1956.

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Branko Milanovic | Visiting Presidential Professor at City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the Stone Center on Socio-economic Inequality, senior scholar at the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), and formerly lead economist in the World Bank's research department and senior associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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