The COVID-19 Pandemic, Re-Opening Schools, and Inequality: Who Pays the Cost? Part 2

Posted by By William Barber August 10, 2020Posted inEconomics, Inequality, Social Issues

In my previous post I argued that regardless of whether schools re-open or remain closed, that the cost and risk of doing either will be disproportionately borne by lower-income/lower-wealth households.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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