Exploitation on college campuses is back in session. Unfortunately, some college workers are deliberately underpaid. These workers are the football and basketball players at Power Five Schools. These players generate millions of dollars for their universities and the NCAA. Everyone associated with these sports is paid, with the head coaches making several million dollars a … [Read more…]
Bill Russell, who passed away a few days ago, was a monumental figure—on and off the basketball court. He is undoubtedly the greatest champion of all time in American team sports. Over 15 years, starting with his junior year at the University of San Francisco, Russell had the most remarkable career of any player in … [Read more…]
President Biden signed the important Inflation Reduction Act into law. And, of course, Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona held power to block this climate, medical care, and deficit reduction package. But they supported the bill, and each extracted a hefty price in exchange for their vote. This legislation, … [Read more…]
Since her last run for governor of Georgia four years ago, Stacy Abrams admirably addressed a major American problem—medical debt. Abrams and her organization, The Fair Fight Political Action Committee, donated $1.34 million to the nonprofit organization RIP Medical Debt to eliminate debt worth $212 million owed by 108,000 people in Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, … [Read more…]
Some of you may be wondering what to say to your close friend or relative who is a member of the Trump cult. Following is what one person wrote to their mother two years ago. Note to my Mother: I am unconcerned that we have different politics. I do not think less of you because … [Read more…]
In 1955, influential economist Milton Friedman, who in 1970 brought us what became recognized as “The Dumbest Idea in the World,” brought us another wacky idea—the abolishment of public schools. His dumb idea in 1970 adversely distorted much of corporate life in the United States, making shareholders more important than the company. That idea caught … [Read more…]