Remembering John Kenneth Galbraith

When my father, Paul Sweezy, died at the end of February 2004, John Kenneth Galbraith, or Ken, as he preferred to be called, invited my mother to gather her children and come talk. He told us that the New York Times and other newspapers had called to interview him for Paul 's obituary but he had declined. He felt bad about doing so, but he said, their questions focused on political differences and that is not what he wanted to say about PaulThis article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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