How Amazon.com Wove Itself Into American Life

Prime Mover: How Amazon.com wove itself into the life of America, quite possibly in more ways than any corporation in U.S. history, thanks in part to heavy government subsidies. https://nyti.ms/35LaqKb

‘Queen and Slim’ Movie Explores Fragility of Black Lives in America

The fragility of black lives in America was powerfully explored in the 2019 movie, Queen and Slim. After dinner and a date, two middle-class, educated African Americans are stopped in traffic by a suspicious, trigger-happy white cop whose movements are recorded by a dash cam. Predictably, the cop is accidentally killed, and the couple go...

Why Millenials Are Poor Compared to Baby Boomers

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains the forces driving the generational wealth gap between baby boomers and millennials. The comments below this Youtube.com video are interesting. I have two sons who are millenials. My older son advanced economically beyond his average peers by working abroad, on cruise ships and in the United Arab Emirates,...