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I found a very interesting source, which doesn't criticize the academic left but analyzes it in depth (also comparing it with the conservative point of view): [1]; can we add this source to the article? JacktheBrown (talk) 08:07, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. From WP:RSNP "Medium is a blog hosting service. As a self-published source, it is considered generally unreliable and should be avoided unless the author is a subject-matter expert or the blog is used for uncontroversial self-descriptions. Medium should never be used as a secondary source for living persons. A 2022 RfC also found that Cuepoint, Medium's music publication, is marginally reliable, with editors stating that its reliability depends on the qualification of the author." Doug Weller talk 09:58, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change the recommended "..., Marxism and Keynesianism, ..." under Economics to "..., Marxism, Keynesianism, ..." Anton Siligan (talk) 10:10, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The link behind "Marxism and Keynesianism" leads to an article about a comparison between the two, so instead of separating with a comma, I'll use the complete article title ("Comparison of Marxian and Keynesian economics") for clarity. ObserveOwl 🎄 (talk) 17:06, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ObserveOwl I wouldn't say that the comparison is as relevant as the two individual pages. Do you agree?

Happy new year! Anton Siligan (talk) 17:39, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Anton Siligan: Keynesian economics is already linked at "Left-leaning economic beliefs range from Keynesian economics...", and Marxian economics is linked at "Other leftists believe in Marxian economics". Those two links would probably be redundant if they were also inserted onto the "see also" hatnote. On the other hand, the comparison article doesn't seem to be linked outside that hatnote. ObserveOwl (talk) 17:51, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done - thank you and merry Christmas! ObserveOwl 🎄 (talk) 17:08, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]