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Category: The decline of America

Back to normal is the last thing we need now
Future of America, Inequality, The decline of America

Back to normal is the last thing we need now

Joe Biden has been promising a return to normal as soon as he is inaugurated. Actually, back to normal is … Continue reading Back to normal is the last thing we need now

The rich got richer during the pandemic
Common Good, Elizabeth Warren, Inequality, The decline of America

The rich got richer during the pandemic

Most of the middle class and the working class lost a lot of money during the Covid pandemic. More than … Continue reading The rich got richer during the pandemic

Growing up in America’s Golden Age
American prosperity, Future of America, Inequality, The decline of America, Working people

Growing up in America’s Golden Age

The period in America right after World War Two and continuing up until the 1970s is often called the Golden … Continue reading Growing up in America’s Golden Age

The dark side of climate change
Climate change, Competition, Environment, Fixing Global Warming, Fossil fuels to renewables, Future of America, Global warming, Hope, Politics, Renewable energy, Republican Party, The decline of America, Tribalism, Trump

The dark side of climate change

In my last post I looked at the bright side of our environmental future. It looks very much like fossil … Continue reading The dark side of climate change

Conspiracy theory or a new religion?
Alt-right, Future of America, Politics, Populism, Republican Party, Social Media, The decline of America, Working class

Conspiracy theory or a new religion?

Several recent articles in the New York Times and The Atlantic Magazine point out that the rapidly growing conspiracy theory, … Continue reading Conspiracy theory or a new religion?

Moving Confidently & Proudly Into Mass Death ?
American Democracy, Environment, Pandemics, Politics, Republican Party, The decline of America, Trump, Warming is happening now

Moving Confidently & Proudly Into Mass Death ?

A May 5, 2020 article in the American Prospect by David Dayen May titled “We Are Moving Confidently and Proudly … Continue reading Moving Confidently & Proudly Into Mass Death ?

Rent-seeking is ruining America
Economics, Inequality, Rent Seeking, The decline of America, Working people

Rent-seeking is ruining America

This post, “Rent-seeking is ruining America,” is the forth part of my series “Ill fares our Nation. This series of … Continue reading Rent-seeking is ruining America

Ill Fares Our Nation
Class in America, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Populism, The decline of America, Working class, Working people

Ill Fares Our Nation

A great disaster has fallen upon America. Our country is being destroyed by the greed of the few who control … Continue reading Ill Fares Our Nation

Vietnam Has the Best Covid-19 Record
Pandemics, Public Health, The decline of America, Trump

Vietnam Has the Best Covid-19 Record

Asian countries have some of the best records for dealing effectively with the Covid-19. And Vietnam has the best Covid-19 … Continue reading Vietnam Has the Best Covid-19 Record

America is no longer a great nation.
American prosperity, Education, The decline of America

America is no longer a great nation.

Not everybody realizes it but America was a much richer, more powerful and more prosperous country forty years ago. Unfortunately … Continue reading America is no longer a great nation.

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