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What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions

February 3, 2025

What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions

February 3, 2025

A reader of my recent post, “Bernie Sanders got mu —>> read more –>>

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Expanding on Bernie Sanders’ New Year’s Resolution – a robust progressive agenda

December 28, 2024

Expanding on Bernie Sanders’ New Year’s Resolution – a robust progressive agenda

December 28, 2024

From a recent email from Bernie Sanders with this —>> read more –>>

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US School Shootings – trend line

September 5, 2024

US School Shootings – trend line

September 5, 2024

With yet another school shooting yesterday 9.3.202 —>> read more –>>

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What Americans can learn from Danish masculinity – a reposting

January 31, 2024

What Americans can learn from Danish masculinity – a reposting

January 31, 2024

(reposted from https://theconversation.com/us) Den —>> read more –>>

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Sources of Poverty in the US – Matthew Desmond article – Updated

March 16, 2023

Sources of Poverty in the US – Matthew Desmond article – Updated

March 16, 2023

Original posting – 3.6.2023 Matthew Desmond, autho —>> read more –>>

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My Year End Siege of Angers – the addendum – 2022

January 6, 2023

My Year End Siege of Angers – the addendum – 2022

January 6, 2023

Here are two more angers: (an addendum to the 1.1. —>> read more –>>

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Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review

May 1, 2020

Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review

May 1, 2020

Tightrope provides a well-written description of the American crisis through personal stories and hard data. Unfortunately it falls flat in its call for action.

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Capitalism

We’re number 40, no we’re number 39, no, number 61, yea, we’re number 1 in incarceration!!!

April 7, 2020

We’re number 40, no we’re number 39, no, number 61, yea, we’re number 1 in incarceration!!!

April 7, 2020

The decline of the US has become so marked over th —>> read more –>>

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Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”

January 17, 2020

Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”

January 17, 2020

Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.

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Evicted – the book and the exhibition

April 3, 2019

Evicted – the book and the exhibition

April 3, 2019

Eviction from home is a regular feature of life for the poor and working class, more so for black and brown people. The civil justice system works with the same imbalance of power as the criminal system. Based on the book Evicted by Matthew Desmond.

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Recently Noted – A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America by Ed Pilkington

December 27, 2017

Recently Noted – A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America by Ed Pilkington

December 27, 2017

At a time when the Republicans are transferring income and wealth to the rich and corporations over 40 million Americans fall below the official poverty line.

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Vicious Republicans Attack Children’s Health Insurance Program

December 12, 2017

Vicious Republicans Attack Children’s Health Insurance Program

December 12, 2017

Nearly 9 Million children are loosing their health insurance as states run out of funds. The Congress, controlled by the vicious Republican Party that is more focused on getting a sexual predator elected in Alabama than worrying about mere children, has not appropriated any new funds.

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  • Keystone Essays
    • – American Delusions – introduction
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    • – our history – the intentionally forgotten
    • – capitalism and free-market Ideology
      • – about neoliberalism
      • – financialization – from production to extraction
    • – healthcare system
    • – american empire
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    • – racism in america – white supremacy
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