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I want to respond to this post by Professor Pavlina Tcherneva of Bard College on job guarantees. She seems at pains to distinguish such a guarantee from “big government.” I have no such need. We still live in a society … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Let’s take #BlackLivesMatter seriously. I see two different sides to the campaign, as it relates to the Left. One is rejection of the idea that universalist policies take pride of place over anti-racist ones. I couldn’t agree more. On an … Continue reading
I’ve come across some interesting voices in the past few days. Doug Williams (and others) can be found at TheSouthLawn. (@thesouthlawn) Benjamin P. Dixon is at TheBenjaminDixonShow.com (@thebpdshow) R.L. Stephens II and others is … Continue reading
My friend Matt Bruenig does consistently great stuff, but I have to object to his recent critique of the idea of a Job Guarantee (often called the government as an Employer of Last Resort, or ‘ELR’). I want to walk … Continue reading
Even though it now seems like a long time ago, I freely admit the Bernie blow-up at Netroots Nation has made me a little crazy. Today I finally watched a video of the entire episode and I have to say the … Continue reading