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Talking Loud and Saying Nothing

I used to love me some JB. The funk. The precision. The songs: Papa Got a Brand New Bag. Sex Machine. Popcorn. Say it Loud: I'm Black and I

Sep 20, 20208 min read

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DOWN FOR DAMN NEAR EVERYBODY EXCEPT BLACK WOMEN

Just a few weeks ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly job report, with the January report referring to the state of the

Jan 21, 20223 min read

UP IN SMOKE?

I've got no beef with people who be getting buzzed from a blunt. In fact, I've been a long-time supporter of the decriminalization of marij

Dec 30, 20213 min read

END CHILD POVERTY NOW!

According to the most recent Census report ,11.4% of the population-- 37.2 million people-- fall below the federally defined poverty line. T

Dec 7, 20216 min read

DON'T BUY IT!

So, those stimmy payments are responsible for inflation?! I'm not buying it. Period.

Nov 28, 20214 min read

STOP ERASING OUR BLACK LGBTQ SIBLINGS: THEY ARE NOT UNICORNS

Over 1 million US residents self identify as both LGBTQ and Black. They are not unicorns!

Nov 4, 20214 min read

WHO GOT THE GIGS?

The economy produced 194k jobs during September. Who got them gigs?

Oct 16, 20213 min read

TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER!

The debt ceiling is used as gat by the apostles of austerity. This is how they strap up in defense of "free-markets."

Oct 11, 20214 min read

WHAT'S THE SKINNY ON THAT STIMMY?

Poverty is a public issue and will only be abolished through public policies. That's one of the lessons from the stimmy

Oct 2, 20213 min read

TO UNMAKE THE MADE

COVID has increased the number of poor folks. But that which is made can be unmade

Sep 26, 20213 min read

DELTA DELIVERS A DAMAGING BLOW

Delta delivers an economic blow. We're no ways out of the woods

Sep 19, 20213 min read

WHITE PEOPLE ARE SCARY AF

White folk done got me shook. They're downright frigtening, out of control, dangerous, irresponsible, and rageous. They're scary AF.

Aug 6, 20215 min read

SADIE T.M. ALEXANDER: OUR FIRST BLACK ECONOMIST AND HER CALL FOR A GUARANTEED JOBS PROGRAM

The first Black economist in the US and her call for economic rights and a guaranteed jobs program.

Jul 13, 20216 min read

GETTING A GRIP ON THE FLIP

A recent BLS report finds that the number of workers quitting is at an all time high. Why are folks flipping the bird??

Jul 4, 20214 min read

ON THE BACKS OF THE BATTERED

The last thing we need to do is to build a bridge back to normal. Especially when that bridge is built on the backs of the battered.

Jun 29, 20214 min read

HANGING WITH THE HORRIFIC

My name is Mike and I'm a horror head. You can learn some stuff if you hang a bit with the horrific

Jun 23, 20219 min read

BOOGEY BOUNCES BACK!

He's always around. Crouched under the bed. Lurking in the dark. Popping up mysteriously, and ready to pounce and pummel to death. We know a

Jun 11, 20216 min read

STUCK IN A RUT

See that right there? That graph. Well, it displays movements in the percentage of unemployed workers who've experienced long turn...

May 29, 20216 min read

PROTECT YA NECK!

Enough with the shaming of workers into returning to a low-paying and toxic work environment. Protect ya neck!

May 16, 20216 min read

SNATCH THE SCRATCH

It's time for a wealth tax. It's time, at the very least, to start with a PTOP-- a pandemic tax on plutocrats. It's time to snatch back the

May 8, 20215 min read

PLANET OF THE PLUTOCRATS: PROSPERING DURING THE PANDEMIC

Billionaires made out like bananas during the pandemic. For millions of others, the story is different. Outrageous!

May 3, 20214 min read