Right Wing Advocacy Group Successfully Stifles Democracy
A couple of weeks ago, Gov. Rick Snyder (of Michigan, of course) signed a bill that prevents graduate student research assistants (GSRAs) from having a say in whether they want (as a group) to...
View ArticleWill Teach for Food: Beggar Faculty in American Academia
As I near the end of my graduate career, I’m filled with anxiety over jobs and money. If an article on Al Jazeera is any indication, those anxieties are entirely founded. More than 65 percent of all...
View ArticleAre Rising Food Prices Causing Social Unrest?
I have written several posts on the major problem of rising global food prices. Recently, a friend brought up the threat of domestic food riots. I quickly brought up the problem of rising food costs,...
View ArticleInterview with a warrior: Greg Pratt, homeless advocate
Pratt with the MISSION crew. Pratt is third from the right. Today’s interview is with my friend, advocate for the poor and downtrodden and purveyor of loudness, Greg Pratt. Greg’s a great guy in just...
View ArticleCapital and inequality
Joseph Joyce, professor of economics at Wellesley College wrote and interesting piece to day on capital liberalization and inequality. I’m glad to see that so much attention is being fawned on...
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