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Booker T. comes to Washington?

by admin | Apr 6, 2009 | Black Leadership, Black Power, Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Neoliberalism, Obama | 18 comments

The Urban League recently released a report on the state of black America. With unemployment at 22% in Black America alone, do you really need to know what that report said? For historian Jelani Cobb, this calls for a treatment of the old Booker T. Washington vs....

Why Not Bank CEO's?

by admin | Mar 30, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Neoliberalism, Obama | 6 comments

David Sirota asks this question. If Wagoner from GM gets the axe from Obama why not the bankers? Simple answer really. Marx had it all wrong when he put “capital” in one bag. The truth is that “capital” should really be thought of as...

The politics of national cowards plus a bit about under-employment

by admin | Mar 3, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Neoliberalism, NPR, Obama, The Mass Media, things that make you go hmm | 5 comments

I’ve been meaning to get to this, but Buster brought up something in comments that I meant to address but haven’t had a chance to get to. In fact, because my blogging has been so light, in the wake of so much bloggable material, I’ve considered...

Soon at an NBA arena near you.

by admin | Mar 2, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Culture, Neoliberalism, Sports

_MG_5159.jpg, originally uploaded by Unbowed.   Here’s a little game to play during your next NBA outing: Look around for how many suites are dark. (You’ll notice them specifically in the corners or behind the baskets.) A dark suite means either that...

The End of Welfare as We Know It?

by admin | Feb 24, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Neoliberalism, things that make you go hmm, Urban Politics | 2 comments

After the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (your neoliberal government at work), some thought that one of the (intended) benefits was that racial politics and welfare would be decoupled. Or at the very least, the...

Historians Call for a NEW New Deal

by admin | Dec 24, 2008 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Obama, Public Policy, The Future of the City | 2 comments

Historians (rightly) rap Obama, arguing his stimulus package is weak. As students of American history, we are heartened by your commitment to a jobs stimulus program inspired by the New Deal and aimed at helping “Main Street.” We firmly believe that such a...
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