Following are clippings from articles written about the state of higher education in the US Continue reading A collection of clippings on #HigherEd, jobs and policy | Blog#42
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UPDATED: White, non-white neoconservative swagger and #BLM | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
All politicians must now pass the BLM test, without exception. Continue reading UPDATED: White, non-white neoconservative swagger and #BLM | #BlackLivesMatter on Blog#42
Precariat: a new social class in America’s new normal | #Economics on Blog#42
I’ve been writing and commenting on the new economy for the better part of the last six years. Continue reading Precariat: a new social class in America’s new normal | #Economics on Blog#42
What’s with #NYT coverage of election 2016? | #MSM on Blog#42
Is the New York Times getting ready to endorse one of the Republican contenders in Election 2016? Continue reading What’s with #NYT coverage of election 2016? | #MSM on Blog#42
Your Congress in its own words: what they can’t say about the TPP | Blog#42
Here are your representatives in the U.S. Congress, in their own words, about what they are allowed and not allowed to see and do, when it comes to doing YOUR business in the context of a trade agreement that will affect your jobs, the prices you pay for certain things and the legal rights of corporations vis a vis the laws your Congress passed.
This is not how a Democracy is supposed to operate. Continue reading Your Congress in its own words: what they can’t say about the TPP | Blog#42
Analysis: Bibi and Obama: Hillary Clinton’s inelegance
The New York Times is among several news outlets to report on Hillary Clinton’s telephone conversation with Jewish leaders in which she stated her opinion on US-Israel relations, in a clear move away from the Obama administration she used to be a part of. Continue reading Analysis: Bibi and Obama: Hillary Clinton’s inelegance
#Senate #GOP and #CivilRights: underlining the writing on the wall
The story of the name change of the Senate subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights during a week that wasn’t bustling with breaking news is particularly distressing. Continue reading #Senate #GOP and #CivilRights: underlining the writing on the wall
David Duke, Scalise, Jews and… Nicki Minaj?
David Duke is reported by Time magazine as repudiating Steve Scalise and saying: Continue reading David Duke, Scalise, Jews and… Nicki Minaj?
My Comment on: Bigger Than Immigration | NYTimes
NOV. 23, 2014
Don’t let yourself get lost in the weeds. Don’t allow yourself to believe that opposition to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration is only about that issue, the president’s tactics, or his lack of obsequiousness to his detractors.
Continue reading My Comment on: Bigger Than Immigration | NYTimes
Poll: Public Has ‘Pulled Back’ From Dems On The Economy
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
A new poll has some disturbing news for Democrats: the country defers to Republicans rather than Democrats when it comes to the economy. Continue reading Poll: Public Has ‘Pulled Back’ From Dems On The Economy