Incivility, bad manners

John Neely Kennedy and the sad persistence of (North) American ignorance

There wouldn't even be an excuse for such ignorance of a neighboring country if it were to come from an ordinary citizen. But when it comes from a citizen who's paid $190+K a year and is supposedly qualified to represent the rest of us, that's a problem.

What You`ve Lost

During the school year 2020-2022, Department of Education employees worked remotely for an entire year once the Covid19 shutdown reached NYC, then they worked inside the schools when many other employees chose to remain remote. We were praised as heroes for rising to the challenges of Covid and getting the work done for City kids. [...]

Scarcity, Misdeeds, and Violence? Or Universal Basic Income?

Andrew Yang, Presidential candidate writes, "A culture of scarcity is a culture of negativity. They attack each other. Tribalism and divisiveness go way up."

Disastrous Homelessness Policy Makes Us All Crazy

This month, we read that a woman set another woman afire at a shelter in Queens, New York after an argument. In 2016, a man was practically beheaded at a Manhattan shelter after an argument gone bad. A DHS spokesperson said of the fire starter, “this unconscionable act goes against everything we stand for.” This [...]

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families federal block grants

What used to be the centerpiece of U.S. social welfare policy, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, however imperfect it was, has become a slush fund for states to plug their own budget gaps instead of an anti-poverty program.

Creation vs. Consumption

There is something very satisfying about saving a piece of old furniture. I think of the people who have sat on it, or at it, maybe talking out a problem not different from the problems I have; or maybe they planned a birthday party, or a trip, or how they'd make the rent on a [...]

“Doorbusters” and the American Way

I would like to remind people that the term "doorbusters," that is now used widely by Kohl's, JCPenney, and practically every retailer in their advertisements was created after the death of a Wal-Mart worker named Jdimytai Damour in 2008. He died on Black Friday, trampled to death by shoppers who cared about nothing but scoring [...]

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