She has no economic background in whatsoever.
Dr. Heldman earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from Rutgers University, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
She currently teaches American Politics and Public Policy, Research Methods in Politics and Public Policy and Disaster Politics: New Orleans in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Her perspective on Capitalism is "It highlights the incompatibility between Capitalism and Democracy....Capitalism allows wealthy people to amass wealth and power"......
Capitalism allows ANYONE to amass wealth.
She's not doing to bad herself, thanks to Capitalism.
BTW Dr.... We Are a Republic!
