My parents’ closest friends had a son, Jamil, who was almost exactly my age. We were playmates during a large portion of my early childhood. While we weren’t in the same class, we attended the same school. We were together during recess and lunch. We went on vacations together and we spent our summers at the beach together. My dad and his had purchased adjoining beach bungalows. Continue reading Childhood memories… My sweet Jamil
A stroke of lightning and a gift: our #Epilepsy story
When our daughter was born, we had no idea what awaited us. We had no inkling what kinds of joys and anguish we would experience along the way. We also had no idea what to make of some of the cues someone more experienced would surely have picked up on. Continue reading A stroke of lightning and a gift: our #Epilepsy story
Neoliberalism has brought out the worst in us | Paul Verhaeghe | The Guardian
We tend to perceive our identities as stable and largely separate from outside forces. But over decades of research and therapeutic practice, I have become convinced that economic change is having a profound effect not only on our values but also on our personalities. Thirty years of neoliberalism, free-market forces and privatisation have taken their toll, as relentless pressure to achieve has become normative. If you’re reading this sceptically, I put this simple statement to you: meritocratic neoliberalism favours certain personality traits and penalises others. Continue reading Neoliberalism has brought out the worst in us | Paul Verhaeghe | The Guardian
The Secret #GoldmanSachs Tapes – Bloomberg View
(Updates fourth paragraph to include reference to ProPublica article containing Carmen Segarra’s allegations.)
Continue reading The Secret #GoldmanSachs Tapes – Bloomberg View
Obama Defends Economic Progress On His Watch Ahead Of Midterms
By NEDRA PICKLER and JIM KUHNHENN of the AP
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — President Barack Obama acknowledged his pivotal role in the midterm political campaign Thursday, arguing that the November congressional elections are a referendum on his economic policies and blaming Republicans for blocking his efforts to boost wages and create more jobs. Continue reading Obama Defends Economic Progress On His Watch Ahead Of Midterms
Here’s the Latest in the #GOP’s Push to Restrict #Voting | BillMoyersHQ
October 2, 2014
By John Light
With more than a month to go until Election Day, the record for most money spent by outside groups to influence a midterm has already been broken. Meanwhile, Republicans in a number of states continue their relentless push to restrict access to the polls via reduced early voting and voter id laws.
Continue reading Here’s the Latest in the #GOP’s Push to Restrict #Voting | BillMoyersHQ
Billing for #rape: #Louisiana sex assault victims often face hefty bills for medical care
By Rebecca Catalanello, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
September 25, 2014
September 25, 2014
Rape victims billed for medical expenses
In Louisiana, victims of sex crimes often are billed for forensic medical exams and related care even though state and federal guidelines require many of these services be provided at no cost to the victim. An advocate and victim spoke with the Times Picayune l NOLA.com about this issue.
Jared Bernstein: The new inversion rules are a fine start, but the business tax code needs serious attention
By Jared Bernstein
September 26th, 2014
September 26th, 2014
Now that the dust has settled a bit on the Treasury’s exciting announcement of their new inversions rules, let’s kick back and cogitate a bit more on a few of the many remaining issues in the US corporate code.
Jared Bernstein: 2013 #poverty and #income results: Rising tide lifts a few boats, but the levee needs work
By Jared Bernstein
September 16th, 2014
They’re out and I’ve got an extensive analysis up at PostEverything. For here, some highlights.
–The poverty rate fell more than I expected last year–down half-a-percentage point from 15% in 2012 to 14.5% in 2013. It was fully driven by a sharp decline in child poverty rate, which fell almost two percentage points, from 21.8% to 19.9%, the largest one-year decline since 1966.
A circle closes: on #Autism
When our daughter was an infant, we had no idea what awaited us. Among the many signs we didn’t know were of significance, was the one time, when she was four months old, when she reacted to something with squeals of delight, and facial expressions of happiness we’d not seen before. Continue reading A circle closes: on #Autism