Jennifer Johnson: A Haunting Novel of Childhood Trauma
The novel takes a hard look at how children who endure growing up in dysfunctional families, suffer dire consequences and are left to a lifetime of personal struggles.
Marc Jampole: The Recalcitrance of Police Unions
Police unions and minorities should be allies in the battle to reduce economic inequality.
Marc Jampole: Are the George Floyd Riots the American Reichstag Fire?
Police in Pittsburgh, Nashville, and Minneapolis suspect that riots in these cities were started by white nationalists.
Marc Jampole: Weinstein Enters the Courtroom
slithering through deep mud
in concentric circles of power-tied lawyers
Marc Jampole: Murdering Suleimani
Suleimani was not a “bad” man. Killing him was morally wrong, probably illegal and certainly a catalyst for much future bloodshed.
Marc Jampole: Hiding the truth
For decades, the news media have been ignoring research that disproves their cherished myths.
Marc Jampole: Celebrity Culture and the Making of Donald Trump
Mainstream news media created the conditions in which a bottom-feeder like Trump could thrive by focusing on celebrity culture to encourage conspicuous consumption.
Marc Jampole: Taking Back the White House
To win the Electoral College in 2020, Dems would do well to follow Trump’s lead and play to their base of progressive, young, minority and college educated voters..
Marc Jampole: Weapons of Math Destruction
Mathematical models for everything from marketing to perusing resumes are making inequality and discrimination against the poor and minorities worse.
Marc Jampole: A nation of rich and poor, with so much going to so few
Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates: their combined wealth exceeds the wealth of the bottom 50% of Americans.
Marc Jampole: The Wages of War
If instead of waging wars, we spent money on education, alternative fuels and infrastructure, we would create millions more jobs. The first week after the announcement of the arrests of … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: A House of Cards
Trump supporters and the GOP are building a house of cards on Attorney General William Barr’s four-page interpretation of the Mueller report.
Marc Jampole: The Left is Right to Support Increased Unionization
The pre-Kavanaugh Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCMEgave the rightwing a new victory in its long-term class war to destroy unions in the United States. In a 5-4 ruling, the … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Who Should the Democrats nominate for President?
The Democrats are blessed with a large number of candidates whose experience, politics and personality make them qualified to assume the office of the presidency. Even if we rule out … Continue reading
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