Abundance by Klein and Thompson – a book review
I read Abundance as part of my participation in the Hudson Area Library’s Nonfiction Book Group. Abundance offers many telling comments about our situation. In […]
Insecurities
David Brooks on nurturing human capital in poor people
What might he say about our billionaire class “As a society, we are pretty good at transferring money to the poor, but we’re not very […]
Food Deserts from 99% Invisible
a great introduction to the monopolization of the US economy A key phenomenon of the past fifty years has been the explosion in the monopoly […]
A Plugged Up Kitchen Sink and Insecurity in American Life
A tale of almost $400 Our kitchen sink stopped draining the other day. My amateur snaking did nothing. Today, a plumber arrived with a […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 5 – Education
Education Education has long been a central American value and seen as a key to improving one’s position in life. Parents struggle to find and […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 4 – Food
This is part of the series on the insecurities produced by American capitalism for most Americans. Food Food Insecurity The US Dept. of Agriculture reports […]
The Need for Class Warfare
The media, including here at Substack, has been filled with bleatings about the Democratic Party’s whipping at the hands of Trump and his billionaires. There […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 3 – Housing
This is part of the series on the insecurities produced by American capitalism for most Americans Housing Insecurity Housing is a basic human necessity. Questions […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 2 – Jobs
This is part of the series on the insecurities produced by American capitalism for most Americans The Insecurities of Jobs Employment insecurity is the first […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 1
We have written at some length about the flatlining of income growth for the bottom 90% of the population since 1980 and the transfer […]