racism
White Privilege – White Racism
James Baldwin pointed out repeatedly that racism is a white issue. In the US, only white people can end the 400 years of racism against black people. To that end there has been talk of —>> read more –>>
Month: February 2017
economy
How Much Money Would It Take To Eliminate Poverty in the US?
This 2013 article “How Much Money Would It Take to Eliminate Poverty” (http://prospect.org/article/how-much-money-would-it-take-eliminate-poverty-america) addresses this question. The answer then was $175 billion. This is a ridiculously small number in the context of a $16 trillion GDP. —>> read more –>>
politics
Is Trump Showing Signs of His Age??
Ever since Trump came into my view as a candidate for President I have thought that his speech is strange. Choppy, half thoughts, repetitions of words and phrases, very few polysyllabic words, in short lacking —>> read more –>>
free-market ideology
Neoliberalism – a term that needs never to be used – Updated
Dollars and Sense has been around since the 1970s. Always a source of well researched critiques of capitalism. I recently, after a more than 30 year hiatus, re-upped a subscription. Dear Dollars & Sense, Your —>> read more –>>