government policy – American Delusions

Trump Republican Policy Crimes (some only attempted at the moment)

November 30, 2017 Comments Off

Trump – Republican Positions and Crimes (some just attempted) against the poor, working and middle class Not to be obsessive, but the current Trump Republicans effort to cram their bill to pay back their corporate and rich supporters with giant tax breaks has me frothing a bit. I wrote down --->> read more -->>

Creating Segregated America in the 20th Century – Government in Action

July 12, 2017 Comments Off

Creating Segregated America in the 20th Century – Government in Action Today, more than 50 years after the much lauded 1960s era Civil Rights Acts legislated the end of segregation in housing and education, this country is as segregated as ever. The official explanation is that this is de facto --->> read more -->>

Thomas Friedman’s It’s a 401(k) World – facile, misleading

May 21, 2013 Comments Off

May Day 2013 brought a piece in the NY Times by Thomas Friedman, “It’s a 401(k) World” that points out the enormous changes in employment, technology, personal access to information and personal responsibility for larger swaths of life. Work changed from a steady job as a regular feature of life --->> read more -->>