economy
Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”
Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%. —>> read more –>>
inequality
education
Recently Noted – busing, re-segregation, white supremacy
The recent controversies surrounding Joe Biden’s anti- school busing collaborations with racist politicians from the south has for the moment aroused new comment on segregated America. The New York Times published an excellent review of —>> read more –>>
family
Evicted – the book and the exhibition
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. —>> read more –>>
inequality
The State of Women around the World – International Women’s Day 3/8/2019
Discrimination Against Women Continues – Lots of Outright Oppression Too In the NYTimes today is an article, “Why International Women’s Day Isn’t Going Away – For all the progress women have made, they are still a —>> read more –>>
education
Roosevelt’s 1944 Second Bill of Rights – a good starting point today
Roosevelt’s 1944 State of the Union called for a second bill of rights, an economic bill of rights, that resonates loudly today. —>> read more –>>
inequality
Recently Noted – John Thompson and Justice – Prosecution With No Recourse
It is not often that one can make a judgement that is nearly absolute in its accuracy. Most things in life are complicated, complicated by circumstance, money, class, family, just plain errors in judgement, execution, —>> read more –>>
inequality
Inequality, Jeff Bezos, Amazon and Bernie Sanders
It is always useful to put a face to trends. The grotesque yawning extent of inequality is one of those trends that begs for the concrete. Knowing that a million seconds is 12 days while —>> read more –>>
economy
Recently Noted – A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America by Ed Pilkington
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. —>> read more –>>
inequality
Economic Inequality – Does It Matter?
It is fairly widely known that income and wealth inequality in the US is as high or higher than at any time except perhaps the Robber Baron period at the end of the 19th century. —>> read more –>>