| Jan 24, 2018 | Economy / BusinessAnother semester is about to begin at the community college where I teach. Some of my students come from middle class backgrounds. They went to excellent high schools, enjoy financial and emotional support from their parents, and have what it takes to excel in...
| | Economy / BusinessIn September, the giant retail monopolist Amazon announced its intention to build a second corporate headquarters in Someplace, North America. Where’s that? Aha, that’s the trick in a corporate game called “Fleece the Taxpayer.” CEO Jeff Bezos...
| Jan 17, 2018 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyOn January 11, the Trump administration issued a cruel announcement: If you can’t find a job, don’t count on being able to get health care. Under an unprecedented new policy, the administration will let states kick people off Medicaid for the crime of being...
| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyPut yourself in the shoes of a typical “Dreamer” — one of the hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth brought here as small children. When you were six years old, your mother crossed the Mexican border and carried you into the United States. Although you’ve been...
| | Economy / BusinessWould you give your house key to a complete stranger, letting that person (whose name you don’t even know) walk right into your home when you’re not there? One stranger who’s brazenly asking you and millions of other people to do just that is Jeff...
| Jan 10, 2018 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyEver since 1776, the “common yeoman” — America’s middle class — has been hailed as the virtuous heart and backbone of our nation. How ironic, since it took 150 years before we actually created a broad middle class. Before the 1930s, most Americans...
