Re: plumbers 25 Jul 1994 23:34:32 -0600 from <6155GUASTELL@vmsa.csd.mu.edu>

[Jim Devine <JNDF%LMUACAD.BITNET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 25 Jul 1994 23:34:32 -0600 <6155GUASTELL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>Could you please fill us in on the FBI story re economists of the early
>'70s, or 60s? I vaguely knew something was going on like that at the time,
>but if I was told the whole story back then, it's faded over the years.
>Thanks.

OOPS. I'm sorry. I don't know about the FBI undermining left-wing
economists (though it's possible it happened). I didn't mean to
give that impression. I was referring to the US left as a whole.
COINTELPRO was a FBI program which infiltrated various leftist
movements and encouraged them to fall apart (e.g., the Black
Panther Party). There were other _agent provacateur_ programs
that got less press coverage.  Anyway, my point was that as
the broader left fell apart (and not just due to FBI meddling)
that led to a lessening of the pressure on economists of all
stripes to ask leftist questions, etc.

sincerely,

Jim Devine
jndf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Econ. Dept., Loyola Marymount Univ., Los Angeles, CA 90045-2699 USA
310/338-2948 (daytime, during workweek); FAX: 310/338-1950