November 2018 — American Delusions

News Ticker

[ October 27, 2019 ] Nobel Prize Winners Critique Markets – Duflo and Bannerjee economy
[ October 15, 2019 ] Recently Noted – challenging views of Justice Clarence Thomas – the intractable nature of white racism free-market ideology
[ October 4, 2019 ] Recently Noted – Your Burger vs. Transatlantic Flight – how much CO2? environment
[ September 6, 2019 ] A Major Shift in Emphasis – the environment environment
[ August 22, 2019 ] Recently Noted – Overthrow: 100 Years of US Meddling & Regime Change, from Iran to Nicaragua to Hawaii to Cuba empire

The Monopolization of America

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Adam Smith discussed the harms caused by monopolies in the frequently, ritualistically cited book, The Wealth of Nations. The progressive politics of the end of the 19th century and into the beginning of the 20th —>> read more –>>

justice/jails

Recently Noted – Serial the Podcast – More Evidence of the Delusion of Justice –

November 4, 2018 Comments Off

We have written earlier about the fact that effective legal representation and trial by jury is a rarity making one of our cultural icons a complete sham. As Jed Rakoff has noted: In actuality, our —>> read more –>>

Recently Noted – more unequal justice – lots of it….
Louisiana provides a grievous example of unequal access to equal …
Roosevelt’s 1944 Second Bill of Rights – a good starting point today
Roosevelt’s 1944 State of the Union called for a second …
Recently Noted – John Thompson and Justice – Prosecution With No Recourse
It is not often that one can make a judgement …
Rethinking AmericanDelusions
Recent conversations about AmericanDelusions (AD) has brought me around to …
Political Inequality – the other inequality
There has been focus on wealth and income inequality for …
Recently Noted – PhDs on Food Stamps – Labor in US Higher Ed
Adjunct teachers are paid so poorly that many qualify for …
House Cleaning at AmericanDelusions
New Topics Prompted by comments from a reader I’ve undertaken …
Women Continue To Face A Big Pay Gap – and on into the future
"Women are almost half of the workforce. They are the …
American Wars – The Secrets of Vietnam and Afghanistan
The recent movie The Post (about the Washington Post newspaper …
Medicare for All – Cheaper and Better
“We therefore estimate that Medicare for All could reduce U.S. …