[PEN-L:28162] Re: Re: do recessions have a good side?

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom Walker wrote:

> "Recessions" can do neither. _During_ a recession, _people_ may clear away
> their ideological fog or generate new fogs. Or perhaps it would be more
> direct to simply say that the fog consists of attributing agency to a thing,
> "the recession".

I can see that PEN-L is once again becoming a rich source of
instruction. Polls can be misleading. Recessions aren't things,
though they can do lots of great political work. No wonder
progressive economists are such a strong influence on political
discourse!

Doug