"We have to understand economics for ourselves, or we're at the mercy of any charlatan, warns writer Michael Goodwin. He himself has contributed his two cents: first, he delved into decades of treatises and thinkers; then, in Economix (2012), he summarized in comic strips with illustrations by Dan E. Burr what he had gleaned: theories, practices, and pitfalls of the last two centuries of development."
"Every public problem or decision is economic. In the U.S., the rich have basically bought the institutions. If we had structured the economy differently, they wouldn't have been able to. It was our choice. Or it was never presented to us in those terms, Goodwin notes. Panel from The Wonderful World of Amazon,' by various authors, published by Norma. Economix does indeed do this. And it eliminates the excuse of excessive complexity: now understanding or perhaps outrage is within everyone's reach."
Work occupies much of human life and generates widespread complaints about hours, stress, demands, and sacrifices. Neoliberal capitalism has often been presented as having no alternatives, constraining public imagination. Comics about economics, exploitation, and workplace injustice translate complex theories and histories into accessible visual narratives. These narratives condense two centuries of economic thought, expose how concentrated corporate power can capture institutions, and show democratic political forms coexisting with dictatorial workplace practices. Visual storytelling removes the excuse of excessive complexity, enabling broader understanding, outrage, and the possibility of reimagining economic structures and choices.
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