Posting Class Action internships gives me a window into the massive under-use of young adults’ energy in this lousy economy. Even for unpaid internships, we get dozens of bright, motivated students, and even college graduates. And whenever we can afford to offer internships with small stipends, the applications come in by the hundreds. These applicants have an amazing array of skills and experience to offer employers. What kind of sick economy wouldn’t have decent summer jobs and good entry-level jobs for all these young idealists?
Upsides of sky-high youth unemployment
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Thoughts about Thanksgiving (& -isms we may encounter at the table!)
Thursday, November 24th, 2011After listening to a NPR segment about Thanksgiving and some anxiety that this very social holiday brings up for folks, I realized that this year may be challenging in new ways. Not only has the economy been stagnant, unemployment is rising, and political movements are taking place nationwide and internationally that put class inequality at the heart of the discussion. What do we talk about when we see each other?
Have pity on the rich
Monday, November 14th, 2011Rich people must protest the way they are treated here in the US of A. And Marin County is THE place to start, cuz we got a LOT of rich people here. Why, just recently we were proudly cited as one of THE richest counties in the US. Filthily so. It’s clear that the rich have been horribly mistreated. Let us recount the many, many, MANY ways:
The Occupy Together Movement: 5 Points, for Your Consideration
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011The Occupy Together Movement, starting with Occupy Wall Street, has been, in the words of an old television commercial, ‘simply marvelous’. This is an exciting, energizing repudiation of the politics of economic injustice. For this reason alone the movement needs the support of those of us on the left-side of the aisle. Yes, there are concerns, limitations, etc., but that must be put in the context that this is an excellent moment of resistance to the neo-liberal economics that have driven this world into a deep, dark hole.
Horizontal Participatory Democracy is Worth the Wait
Friday, October 21st, 2011“Mic check!” “MIC CHECK!” “I just want to say” “I JUST WANT TO SAY” “that this is my first time here” “THAT THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE” “and that being here right now” “AND THAT BEING HERE RIGHT NOW” “and participating in this process” “AND PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS” “is the happiest” “IS THE HAPPIEST” “I’ve ever been in my life!” “I’VE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE!”
Occupy DC: Chamber of Commerce helps ‘built-to-loot’ companies
Thursday, October 6th, 2011On Thursday, October 6, more than 2,000 people assembled at Freedom Square and marched to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We brought thousands of resumes of people looking for jobs. Many testified about their job searches. Here were my remarks:
