A teachers’ union just endorsed Hillary Clinton. Is that good? | Education on Blog#42
One of the teachers’ unions just endorsed Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.
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Parallels Americans should draw from Greece | Economics on Blog#42
Paul Krugman’s post in reaction to the Greek referendum
The goodness of the Black heart | #WhiteSupremacy and #Forgiveness on Blog#42
I’ve been following, with great interest, the debates that followed a grieving woman’s forgiveness
Three #BlackLivesMatter stories while we debated #RachelDolezal | Blog#42
Three important stories were told but scarcely heard today. Here are curated quotes from each:
Transcript: James Baldwin debates William F. Buckley (1965) | Blog#42
Following the video is my own transcript of James Baldwin’s famed 1965 debate speech at Cambridge University’s Union Hall. I have done my utmost to transcribe his words faithfully, adding only the emphasis of stars around words he uttered forcefully during his presentation.
The best of the press (so far) on Bernie Sanders | Blog#42
Most of us are very familiar with the achievements and views of Bernie Sanders, the Senator, but not with the story and remarkable achievements of Bernie Sanders as a young man and, later, a mayor. Here are two excerpts of articles about Sanders’ early years.
What we are missing: Rachamim – ر ح م – רַחֲמִים | Compassion on Blog#42
The word compassion in Hebrew is actually said in the plural form. Compassions is the actual usage of the word. Why?
Jared Bernstein’s excellent blog post on the political barriers to banking regulation | Blog#42
Kudos to Jared Bernstein for a very thoughtful blog post on the political barriers to banking regulation. My thoughts below his:
Responding to Paul Krugman on Trust and the #TPP
I was relieved after a very long period of mostly silence, interspersed with a few non-committal statements on the TPP, to read Professor Krugman’s blog post curated below. But that relief is tempered by the timing and temperature of this position statement.
The Clinton-Greenspan connection| The case against dynasties on Blog#42
I was reminded, as I was reading Paul Krugman’s recent blog post on Alan Greenspan (see below,) that he is wedded to Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC. I was also reminded that Greenspan was Chairman of the Fed during… the Clinton years.