A200, History of American Capitalisms

Response sheet 17, for lecture class, Tuesday

For today there are three short investigative essays about our contemporary political economy.

1.  Sarah Stillman investigates disaster recovery workers.  What caught your eye in this article, and why that?  How would you characterize whatever caught your eye in terms of political economy?  What surprised you, and why that?



2.  Evan Osnos investigates superyachts.  What caught your eye in this article, and why that?  How would you characterize whatever caught your eye in terms of political economy?  What surprised you, and why that?



3.  Casey Cep investigates talcum powder.  What caught your eye in this article, and why that?  How would you characterize whatever caught your eye in terms of political economy?  What surprised you, and why that?