It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.
“I had me jaw broken, and so my chin stuck way out. That's how I became tough - I learned to pick up anything and fight back.”
“I would say that the Pentagon Papers case of 1971 - in which the government tried to block the The New York Times and The Washington Post that they obtained from a secret study of how we got involved in the war in Vietnam - that is probably the most important case.”