Friday, March 29, 2024

Back to the Nineteenth Century

The argument that the growth of on-demand jobs are less predictable and secure for workers is similar to the “freedom of contract” argument, which took place in the late nineteenth century. Are we heading back in time?

7 not-so-subtle messages Congress is sending with its tax plans

The two tax bills define what’s important to a society. Or more to the point, who’s not important.

Charles Barkley’s wise words to Democrats on Alabama

"This is a wake-up call for Democrats."

Ethiopia: Final days of the TPLF regime

The TPLF is in chaos, their tyranny is coming to an end.
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6 reasons for hope in Trump times

First, Donald Trump has been a giant wake-up call that we can’t take democracy for granted.

Should there be a maximum income?

What, after all, is the guiding light of society?

Trump and Machiavelli: Does morality matter?

"Consider what an unbelieving world will say if you continue to brush off Mr. Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency."

2016: The Year of the Know-Nothings?

There's always a deep pool of intolerance and bigotry below the surface of a society. The societies that incubate the terrorists we fear most are no exception.

Attacking Wall Street and the Corrupt US Political System Makes Sanders a Genuine Revolutionary

A Marxist take on the Sanders candidacy argues that his support for US imperialist military actions won't matter much if he follows through as president on his calls to break up the banks and get corporate money out of the political system.