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  • Empirical Linguistics of Zellig S. Harris 
    Harris, Zellig (zelligharris.org, 2015)
    Contains source material on the work of Zellig Harris in language, information, applied mathematics, and the foundations of linguistics. Also includes ongoing research and applications in linguistics, informatics, computer ...
  • Erving Goffman 
    Henry, Philip M. (Institute of Dialogue Studies, 2016)
    A discussion of the life and ideas of Erving Goffman, a widely read Jewish Canadian sociologist, whose works include the well-known "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life." Click on the icon below to access the article.
  • For Historian Howard Zinn, Political Struggle Trumped All Private Concerns 
    Thrope, Samuel (Haaretz, 2012-12-17)
    This article discusses the book, "Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left" by Martin Duberman. Zinn was a prominent historian in the 20th century. He was committed to an approach to history that tells the stories of the marginalized ...
  • Henry A. Kissinger: United States statesman 
    The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica (Encylopedia Britannica, 2020-02-11)
    A biography of Henry Kissinger and description of his career whose service in various cabinet positions spanned ss many presidents. He has served as Secretary of State, national security advisor In 1973 he was awarded the ...
  • HowardZinn.org 
    Zinn, Howard (2021)
    A Web Site devoted to Howard Zinn. It includes biographical information, archival material from Zinn's papers a various repositories, articles he wrote, interviews with him, information about his many projects, etc. Click ...
  • The Increasing Returns Revolution in Trade and Geography 
    Krugman, Paul (Nobelprize.org, 2008-12-08)
    The Nobel Prize lecture by Paul Krugman on the occasion of accepting the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Click on the icon to access the pdf copy of the lecture.
  • The Increasing Returns Revolution in Trade and Geography (Nobel Prize Lecture) 
    Krugman, Paul (nobelprize.org, 2008)
    Paul Krugman's Nobel Prize Lecture delivered on 8 December 2008 at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. In it he discusses the ides that led to him being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Click on the link above to ...
  • Inflation and Unemployement 
    Friedman, Milton (NobelPrize.org, 1976-12-13)
    Milton Friedman's Nobel Prize Lecture available here in pdf form. Click on the link below to access.
  • Information and the Change of the Paradigm in Economics 
    Stiglitz, Joseph E. (NobelPrize.org, 2001-12-08)
    Joseph Stiglitz won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001. He shared the prize with George Al Akelof and Michael Spence. Their research for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize focused on the interrelationship between ...
  • An Introduction to the Study of Language 
    Bloomfield, Leonard (Henry Holt and Company (digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from the University of Toronto), 1914)
    An early work by the noted linguist, Leonard Bloomfield. Click on the icon below to access a pdf version of the book.
  • Janet L. Yellen - Research 
    Brookings Institute (Brookings Institute, 2020)
    Links to several presentations Janet Yellen gave at the Brookings Institute, in which she discusses her research. Click on the link above to visit the site.
  • Janet Yellen: Background And Philosophy 
    Cussen, Mark P. (Investopeida, 2020-11-23)
    Nominated by President Barack Obama in 2013, Janet Yellen was the first woman to serve as chair of the Federal Reserve Board. In 2020 President elect Joe Biden nominated her to be the first woman to serve as Secretary of ...
  • Jeffrey D. Sachs: American economist 
    The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica (The Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019-11-01)
    The Encyclopedia Birtannica's biographical article on Jeffrey Sacks discusses the prominent economist, Jeffrey Sachs and some of his notable achievements. His current initiatives are focused around issues of poverty, the ...
  • Jewish Leader Irving Abella at 80: An Appreciation 
    Koffman, David S. (TheJ.ca, 2020-07-12)
    An article about Irving Abella, Professor Emeritus at York University and eminent historian. Written to honor Abella on his 89th birthday, discusses his many notable achievements, his membership in the Order of Canada, his ...
  • Joseph E. Stiglitz: American economist 
    The Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica (The Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020-02-05)
    A brief biography of economistm Joseph Stiglitz in the Encyclopedia Britannica. The article discusses Stiglitz's career and research. Click on the link to read the article.
  • Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech 
    Sapir, Edward (Harcourt, Brace, 1921)
    A well-known, comprehensive book by Edward Sapir on language, also exploring its relationship to culture and literature. The book was downloaded from the Internet Archive. Click on one of the icons to read the book from ...
  • Milton Friedman – Biographical 
    Friedman, Milton (NobelPrize.org, 2018)
    This is an autobiographical essay on the occasion of Milton Friedman's being awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. Click on the link above to access.
  • The Neglected Situation 
    Goffman, Erving (American Anthropologist, 1964-12)
    "Face-to-face interaction has its own regulations; it has its own processes and its own structure, and these don't seem to be intrinsically linguistic in character, however often expressed through a linguistic medium." ...
  • Noam Chomsky: American Linguist 
    McGilvray, James A. (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2009)
    Biography of Noam Chomsky and a discussion of his main ideas and contributions to linguistics. Also includes related references. Click on the link above to access the biography.
  • Paul A. Samuelson, Economist, Dies at 94 
    Weinstein, Michael M. (New York Times, 2009-12-13)
    A biographical obituary of the famous economist Paul Samuelson in the New York Times. Click on the link above to access the article.

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