Wealth isn’t trickling down; it’s being hoarded and hidden
A lot has been malfunctioning in the US and the world’s economy recently. And a lot of people think that the way to fix it is through a combination of austerity and tax cuts–that is, cutting back on...
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Just after I finished a home-style meal recently at a roadside restaurant on Interstate 79 somewhere in West Virginia, an elderly man climbed out of a Cadillac and began quizzing me about my bumper...
View ArticleIt’s not primarily the debt, it’s the inequality
In my last post, I argued that the national debt discourse is not only confused, but misleads us about what ought to be our primary concerns. If we want a better life, we do need to reduce our national...
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From Auxier to Managua: A Better Life
No parking space is a typical American price for being late. And I pay that price too often. But, didn’t know I’d be happy to pay it this time. When Hand In Hand Ministries say they start at 7:30 a.m.,...
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CJ’s “Home of the Week” feature needs a bite of reality sandwich
After reading about this week’s “Home of the Week“ in the newspaper, it occurred to me that the needs of the upper class, high society in Louisville are being met. “A button-tufted rolled-arm chair and...
View ArticleThere’s just one thing we need to change to have a better life: inequality
Living a better life means thinking about the conditions under which people flourish. A recent book argues on the basis of mountains of evidence compiled by social scientists over decades for what many...
View ArticleEquality rather than austerity a better remedy for pension woes
There are two principal narratives at work in US political discourse today. One is typically advanced by the right, the other by the left. The first narrative, the most popular, tells a tale of...
View ArticleCaught in the jaws of life: Living after layoff
“I’ve got aches and pains where I didn’t used to, And I kind of hope they’ve got ‘em too” - James McMurtry When I was about seven years old, all I wanted to do was be an astronaut. When I turned 15, I...
View ArticleRestoring the minimum wage an important step in our economic recovery
A few weeks ago (on June 17) I appeared on KET (at the last minute standing in for some others) as Director of the Kentucky Labor Institute. I functioned as counterpoint to the Bluegrass Institute’s...
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