Former Labor Sec. Robert Reich explains the economy

Museum of Accountability

(Three years ago I worked on this project. I want to revive it. What do you think?) Summary:  Injustice, corruption and mismanagement are rampant in America, both inside and outside government. Congress and the Executive Branch generally don’t police themselves or each other, because both too often serve corrupt special interests. Nor have the Courts […]

Some Thoughts of Equality, Diversity and Class

My email buddy Austin Kelly gathers and distributes some really amazing stuff. Here’s something that I got from him today under Gender and Liberation: Critique of Liberal Anti-Racism: A Way Forward or Regression on Race?2009 DECEMBER 7The following essay by Walter Benn Michaels appeared in the London Review of Books.Here are some excerpts:“My point is […]

Eminent Domain

In Richmond, CA, half the homes are underwater (the homes are worth less than the mortgages). The city, which is composed mainly of people of color, is hemorrhaging financially, but the mayor, Gayle McLaughlin, an Occupy Wall Street activist and Green Party member, wants her city to invoke eminent domain to stanch the bleeding. The […]