
What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions
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 –>>
February 3, 2025
A reader of my recent post, “Bernie Sanders got mu —>> read more –>>
December 28, 2024
From a recent email from Bernie Sanders with this —>> read more –>>
September 5, 2024
With yet another school shooting yesterday 9.3.202 —>> read more –>>
January 31, 2024
(reposted from https://theconversation.com/us) Den —>> read more –>>
March 16, 2023
Original posting – 3.6.2023 Matthew Desmond, autho —>> read more –>>
January 6, 2023
Here are two more angers: (an addendum to the 1.1. —>> read more –>>
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.
April 7, 2020
The decline of the US has become so marked over th —>> read more –>>
January 17, 2020
Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.
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.
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.
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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