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[ 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
[ August 2, 2019 ] Our History – the intentionally forgotten – a new keynote essay other

Our History – the intentionally forgotten – a new keynote essay

August 2, 2019 Comments Off

…nations are based as much on what people collectively agree to forget as what they wish to remember. In a visit in February 2019 to a photography exhibit, Imagined Communities by Mila Teshaieva, at the MIT —>> read more –>>

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House Cleaning at AmericanDelusions

December 18, 2018 Comments Off

New Topics Prompted by comments from a reader I’ve undertaken some changes in the organization of the site. Most significant are four new categories: education environment inequality women. Gone are the days when my Introduction —>> read more –>>

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 …
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. …
The Monopolization of America
Adam Smith discussed the harms caused by monopolies in the …
Recently Noted – Serial the Podcast – More Evidence of the Delusion of Justice –
We have written earlier about the fact that effective legal …