"Saving Capitalism from Itself"
BY MARK BLESSINGTON – The US has high income inequality compared to other large economies. While income inequality in the US is close to China, it is rising in the US while declining in China. Many studies use the Gini statistic to measure income inequality. A Gini of 100% represents maximum income disparity, and a Gini … Continue reading What Drives US Income Disparity?
A friend of mine, a long time United passenger, is dropping his United Airlines credit card. He can’t deal with a company that treats its passengers so badly. He is not talking about the normal indifference of the United airline crew to its passengers. He is not talking about the new fees on baggage handling … Continue reading The 2017 Annual “Stupid Company” Award: United Wins!
Ron English is a troublemaker, an outlaw artist. His almost-spiritual attack on corporate billboards and their consumerist messages have won him the admiration of the public across the world. POPaganda: The Art and Crimes of Ron English is a documentary that captures English at his best (and worst?). Do you want to know why Joe Camel is no … Continue reading POPaganda: The Art and Crimes of Ron English
In 1969, a concerned American citizen sent the following letter for inclusion in the records of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution’s 1969 field hearings in St. Louis, Missouri: “[My organization] is proud that it involves itself socially and politically in all the great issues of our times. We take positions … Continue reading “What difference will any of it make…?”
