Earlier this week, we examined whether journalists live up to their responsibility to discuss economic issues fairly and intelligently. Here, we continue that conversation with Charles Mudede, a local economics reporter here in Seattle. Charles joins Paul to examine the ways that media has let economics down, as well as the deep economic implications of films like Alien and Pretty in Pink.\u00a0<\/p>
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Charles Mudede writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger, Seattle\u2019s alternative biweekly newspaper. He is also a filmmaker.\u00a0<\/p>
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Twitter: @mudede<\/a><\/p> Further reading:\u00a0<\/p> A Note on the Movie \u2018Alien\u2019 and Self-Checkout Machines: https:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/blogs\/slog\/2015\/02\/13\/21707530\/the-future-of-work-in-the-21st-century-self-checkout-in-a-no-service-economy<\/a><\/p> Piketty Gives Good Economics: https:\/\/www.thestranger.com\/seattle\/piketty-gives-good-economics\/Content?oid=19281392<\/a><\/p> And viewing:\u00a0<\/p> Charles Mudede, \u201cAdventures with Thomas Piketty\u201d: https:\/\/vimeo.com\/channels\/smokefarmsymposium\/108752151<\/a><\/p> Our website: http:\/\/pitchforkeconomics.com\/<\/a><\/p> Our twitter: @PitchforkEcon<\/a><\/p> Our instagram: @pitchforkeconomics<\/a><\/p> Nick\u2019s twitter: @NickHanauer<\/a><\/p>\n \n
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