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Category Archives: Economy
Civic Capitalism
“Socialism” doesn’t work Socialism does work, of course. All you have to do is look at the bloc of democratic socialist countries in northern Europe and you can see it for yourself. In fact, even “socialism”—i.e., the word “socialism” works … Continue reading
“Because I’m worth it.”
It’s a powerful sentiment. No question about it. It is a sentiment, however, not a fact. I think it works as well as it does because it sounds like a fact. We are accustomed to statements about “worth” and this … Continue reading
The Greater Good and Its Rivals
Of all the ways to “look at things,” I would like to explore one particular set that is currently bedeviling us. These ways of looking at things are based on value premises that are contradictory, if either is allowed to … Continue reading
The sensible pursuit of class goals
What is a “class goal?” When I was in high school, one of the traditions was to collect money so that the graduating senior class could give a gift to the school. We did the same thing in college. The … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Political Psychology, Society
Tagged being poor, being virtuous, class goals, cultural misunderstndings, no backtalk
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Leaving home and coming home
“Coming and going and going and coming, and always too soon,” sings Lili von Schtupp in her Wild West barroom show in Blazing Saddles. When I began to call the series of essays describing this move “Moving in Time,” part … Continue reading
We have met the enemy and he is us[1]
In 1888, Edward Bellamy wrote a very influential book called Looking Backward. That’s Bellamy in the next paragraph. He placed the action well into the future—the beginning of the 21st Century—so that his readers could get some distance on the … Continue reading
No More Buildings Named after YOU
When we moved to Portland, we moved into the Wilson High School attendance area. As a result, I am the proud father of Wilson alums. Wilson is named for President Woodrow Wilson. [1] It’s a thing in Portland. We also … Continue reading
Sexism still sells cars
I’d like to spend some of your valuable time today thinking about a topic nearly everyone would call “sexism.” I’m not quite sure what to call it, myself, but when you look at this Buick ad, you will know exactly … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Society, Uncategorized, ways of knowing, Words
Tagged Buick, consumer demand, Payton Manning, sex objects, sexism, success objects, the Garcias
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Don’t move or we’ll lose our political stability
Nothing about this political cartoon is there so that it will cause us to feel an affinity with the fat capitalist in the overstuffed chair. I’m not entirely sure what the food is on the table behind the safe, but … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged fascism, political stability, revolution, welfare capitalism
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