Tag Archives: neoliberalism
Wall-Mart
Here’s something to look forward to. Read this in the news this morning. China has begun sealing and guarding entire neighborhoods of mostly migrant, mostly poor people in Beijing. While the gated communities we know in the US are designed … Continue reading
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I’ve always had something of a love/hate relationship with water. For one thing, until recently it was completely flavorless. If given a choice between a Gatorade with Tiger Woods being awesome and famous on the bottle and some boring-ass cup … Continue reading
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School Vouchers
Just Say No to School Vouchers appeared in the Flagpole on Feb. 19, 2009. In light of what has been happening to the global economic system, it seems anachronistic and irrelevant for state Senator Eric Johnson to propose a statewide … Continue reading
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Neoliberalism in Georgia, pt. II
This appeared as Part II of this on May 28, 2008. Ad valorem taxes are a particular nuisance to the wealthy. While historically low earners such as women and African Americans are receiving larger paychecks than before, their net worths … Continue reading
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Neoliberalism in Georgia
This originally appeared in the Flagpole May 21, 2008. Some Georgia Republicans might be disappointed at the recently completed 2008 legislative session. For one, House Speaker Glenn Richardson’s so-called GREAT Plan, an ambitious tax plan modeled after the FairTax, was … Continue reading
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Saving Schools?
Saving Schools originally appeared in the Flagpole March 19, 2008. Ralicia Kelley of Dallas, TX might truly become a child left behind. A few months before graduation, Ralicia found the doors of her charter school locked shut, severely challenging her … Continue reading
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