MANY ARGUE THAT THE ECONONY, OUR ECONOMY, IS ACTUALLY RIGGED TO HELP THE RICH GET RICHER, WHILE PUNISHING THE MIDDLE CLASS AND IGNORING THE POOR. A NEW BOOK TITLED ECONOMICS FOR THE REST OF US: DEBUNKING THE SCIENCE THAT MAKES LIFE DISMAL BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR MOSHE ADLER, EXPLORES HOW THE MAN-MADE CONCEPT OF ECONOMICS HAS LOST ITS HISTORICAL CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF EVERYONE, AND HAS BECOME A TOOL USED TO FAVOR THE RICH.

TODAY WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PHILOSOPHY THAT UNDERLIES OUR MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMICS AND ITS EFFECT ON US AS A SOCIETY. ECONOMICS FOR THE REST OF US BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS PROFESSOR MOSHE ADLER, SHOWS HOW TODAY'S DOMINANT ECONOMIC THEORIES EVOLVED, HOW THEY CLEARLY FAVOR THE RICH OVER THE POOR, AND WHY THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY, OR BEST, OPTIONS AVAILABLE