Bernie, my favorite guy in politics, answers his own question by saying, “a segment of working-class people in our country…
Economic Inequality
Globalization—Dancing on the Head of a Pin
Forty years of American business and industry aimed at the specific goal of globalization, a term we common folk could…
When Do We Finally Drive a Stake Through the Heart of Austerity?
Austerity has never in the history of economics been a proper response to national insolvency. And yet we keep practicing…
Who Will Eat and Who Will Serve
When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify…
What Is This Constant Argument That Doing the Right Thing Will Put People Out of Work?
Disclaimer: I try to see both sides of issues, but I’m angry and this article is angry and I…
‘Settling’ Criminal Activity Comes in Two Flavors
The first is chocolate and it’s relegated to the poor—if you want to make a racial connection to that,…
No Fear at the Top Over the Next Recession
Recessions are simply a short intake-of-breath for the rich and there’s a reason why. They invented a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose…
Personal and Corporate Debt—When Will We Learn the Lessons of History?
Judging from current financial opinion, perhaps never. Debt is the driving force of America’s consumer society. But at what…
The Tyranny of the Investor Class
Definition: Dominance through threat of punishment and violence. Well, I guess we’ve all seen some of that, through an…
A Fifteen Dollar an Hour Minimum Wage, Pros and Cons
A New York Times piece crossed my desk a couple of days ago and it seems to see as…