We’re socialized to pretend we’re not hurt when we care more than others do. It’s called putting up a brave front, being tough. Continue reading On being human and caring…
From Lena Dunham to Trevor Noah, via Isaiah Washington
Lena Dunham compared her Jewish boyfriend to a dog in a New Yorker piece. Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart’s just-announced replacement, turns out to have tweeted bad sexist and antisemitic cliches. Isaiah Washington, when asked by Don Lemon about Chris Rock getting pulled over three times over seven weeks for “driving while black,” suggested Rock should “adapt.” Continue reading From Lena Dunham to Trevor Noah, via Isaiah Washington
Jared Bernstein: Full Employment, Trade Deficits, and the Savings Glut:
A Fascinating Debate in the Macro Blogosphere
Jared Bernstein | On the Economy | April 2nd, 2015
The macro blogosphere is on fire, as Bernanke, Summers, and Krugman are having a fascinating discussion that starts with secular stagnation (persistently weak demand, even in expansions), adds a strong dose of international trade with an emphasis on the Bernanke savings glut observations, and thus speaks to a lot of what we think about here at OTE.
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Full Employment, African American Employment and Wages | EPI
The Impact of Full Employment on African American Employment and Wages | Economic Policy Institute.
By Valerie Wilson | March 30, 2015
This paper is part of the Full Employment Project of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. It was presented by Valerie Wilson on Monday, March 30, 2015, as part of a forum entitled “Full Employment: How Can We Get There and Stay There? Why Does It Matter?”.
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HuffPo Report: #Ferguson is not unique in fleecing residents
Fleece Force: How Police And Courts Around Ferguson Bully Residents And Collect Millions
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Jared Bernstein: CBPP Forum: Full Employment
Our full employment event…the video!
Watch it here, where ‘it’ is the event CBPP ran yesterday for our full employment project. Ben Bernanke–now a fellow blogger(!)–gave a great keynote speech wherein he made a connection that I view as very important: adding an international dimension to the secular stagnation discussion.
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Mordecai and Lucie
She was born in France to a Jewish couple. He was a Georgian refugee. His papers were marked “apatride,” stateless, in French. She was a convert, originally from the Basque side of the French border. Continue reading Mordecai and Lucie
A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident
Yale University released, today, its “Ad-Hoc Institutional Advisory Panel’s Review of the Yale Police Department’s Report of the Incident on January 24, 2015.”
This document with a ludicrously long title is fifteen pages long and provides a heavily redacted overview (it’s not an NSA black ops report) of the incident we all know involved an African American Yale police officer drawing a gun on New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow’s son. Continue reading A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident
Cop Says Robert Redus Attacked Before Fatal Shooting, Parents Say Otherwise
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The family of a San Antonio university student shot and killed by a campus police officer says the police account is inconsistent with their son’s character. Continue reading Cop Says Robert Redus Attacked Before Fatal Shooting, Parents Say Otherwise
Short story: Ања
The house had that after-party smell of alcohol and the remnants of a fancy dinner. There were mostly empty glasses everywhere. People had even left unfinished drinks on the bookshelves. Continue reading Short story: Ања