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...critical perspectives of neoclassical economics. Once Feldstein arrived, the unit was cancelled. The Feldstein coup at Harvard mirrors a similar transformation that occurred in economics in the middle of this century. Before the middle of the 20th century, very few people, intellectuals included, considered the economy separate from moral beliefs of what should be. Over the last forty years, economics has become increasingly mathematized. On the surface, economics now seems like a science, ruled by steely logic rather than fuzzy morals...
Last spring PSLM exposed some shameful University bargaining practices. The campus community owes them thanks for that. The problems were fixed. Last spring it was possible to admire PSLM for their dedication to what they saw as a moral cause: the single policy option of the Cambridge living wage. Now Elfenbein says, “I think it was a mistake for students to fight for the Cambridge living wage as a moral standard for Harvard.” Can PSLM ever be taken seriously again...
...moral outrage as an extracurricular in general and Harvard’s very own Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) in particular, I was concerned by the news that 97 percent of Harvard janitors recently ratified a new contract after weeks of negotiation with the administration (News, “Janitors Wage Still Not a Living Wage,” Mar. 4). I noted that the new base wage exceeded the various living wage standards set by the City of Cambridge, the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies (HCECP) and the PSLM itself, and further that union leader Rocio Saenz...
First, it trivializes World War II and the Holocaust. The Cuban government does not practice genocide or start world wars. It prosecutes and harasses some dissenters. Equating the two regimes makes no moral or analytical sense...
...year later in 1998, Harvard earned more than just a moral victory against top-seeded Stanford. Featuring a senior class with three years of tournament experience, Harvard stunned the Cardinal, 71-67, in Palo Alto, Calif. The victory is still the only time a 16th seed has ever beaten a top seed in NCAA basketball history. Harvard bowed out with an 82-64 defeat to Arkansas in the next round...