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The COVID-19 Pandemic, Re-Opening Schools, and Inequality: Who Pays the Cost? Part 1

The COVID-19 Pandemic, Re-Opening Schools, and Inequality: Who Pays the Cost? Part 1

Posted by By William Barber August 5, 2020Posted inEconomics, Inequality, Social Issues
The Trump Administration has prioritized re-opening schools this fall despite the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Administration's case for re-opening schools are based on several factors: Student learning is…
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Homeland Security, Unmarked Vans, and the Arrest of Protesters: Shadows of Pinochet?

Homeland Security, Unmarked Vans, and the Arrest of Protesters: Shadows of Pinochet?

Posted by By William Barber July 30, 2020Posted inPolitics, Social Issues
Homeland Security: exactly what does that mean? In the aftermath of the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York, Americans made a Faustian bargain; accepting a reduction…
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Can Joe Biden be our Roosevelt?

Posted by By William Barber July 22, 2020Posted inEconomics, Politics
The economic collapse of the 1930's created the opportunity for revolutionary change in the American economic system. Sixty years of Oligarchic Capitalism had finally resulted in the Stock Market Crash…
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The COVID-19 Pandemic, Unemployment, the Deficit, and Tax Policy: Part II

Posted by By William Barber July 15, 2020Posted inBudget, Deficits, Economics, Taxes
In my previous post I discussed the economic impact of the pandemic and the government's response to date. Increased Federal government spending, through borrowing, has so far prevented economic collapse.…
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The COVID-19 Pandemic, Unemployment, the Deficit, and Tax Policy: Part I

Posted by By William Barber July 8, 2020Posted inBudget, Deficits, Economics, Taxes
The economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic have been severe. The unemployment rate in the United States rose to 14,7% in April, the highest level in the country since the…
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ON CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS

Posted by By William Barber July 2, 2020Posted inSocial Issues2 Comments
A long overdue reckoning is now occurring concerning the appropriateness of having monuments to individuals who fought on the side of the Confederacy and naming military bases after them. Supporters…
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The Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted by By William Barber June 25, 2020Posted inEconomics, Inequality, Social Issues4 Comments
The economic impact of COVID-19 will be felt for many years. The disparity of the impact of the pandemic on different segments of the population are already apparent. The Federal…
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FEDERAL AID TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Posted by By William Barber June 24, 2020Posted inBudget, Social Issues, Societal Infrastructure, Taxes
In a previous post, I argued that there needs to be a change in the focus of community policing from Law Enforcement to a SALE approach; Safety, Assistance, and Law…
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POLICING AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Posted by By William Barber June 19, 2020Posted inInequality, Social Issues, Societal Infrastructure6 Comments
In a previous post, I discussed the necessity of the existence of a solid societal and economic infrastructure to provide the foundation for personal economic success. An important component of…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIETAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Posted by By William Barber June 17, 2020Posted inInequality, Social Issues, Societal Infrastructure, Taxes
In Capitalism, Socialism, and the Promise of Democracy I wrote: "There can be no champion surfer without the wave. As talented and gifted as the surfer may be, if there…
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