Summary: A cold clear look at the tactics and order of battle of us vs the 1%, plus some thoughts what we must do to win. What distinguishes the 1% from the rest of us? Many things, such as their fantastic wealth, income, and power. But perhaps the most important differences are that they …
Summary: During the past thirty years conservatives have worked to dismantle the institutions that produced the prosperous middle class after WW2. Decades of starve-the-beast funding have weakened colleges (along with other social factors). Now our plutocrats have begun the last phase, rebuilding schools to produce narrowly trained technicians to work in a New America. A …
Billionaires mold our schools to produce better help in a New America Read More »
Summary:Â Today we have second of three tales of New America, about a billionaire playing with his toy: Sears. Its employees, vendors, and shareholders will suffer if his mad theories destroy the company. Nothing that happens will affect his family’s lifestyle for a dozen generations. These are bad versions of the Gilded Age’s tycoons. . …
A tale of New America: a billionaire plays with his employees & shareholders Read More »
Summary: Increasing wealth creates positive feedback, much like a hurricane moving over warm water. A more powerful 1% allows them to command the political and economic high ground of America, so that they can gain further wealth — and shape a New America more to their liking. This process has run for several generations; now …
Watch as plutocrats mold us into a New America, a nation more pleasing to their sight Read More »
Summary: America’s social structure changes slowly and unnoticed, taking us to a future with the class system of the past. Jane Austin would understand this New America, and her books might even describe our children’s lives. Unless we take back the reins of America. Contents Back to the future for New America. Conclusions. How …
Why Elizabeth Bennet could not marry Mr. Darcy. Nor can your daughter. Read More »
