Tony WikrentHow about a serving of hope for Thanksgiving?Hope is a powerful force. So what I want to bring you for Thanksgiving is hope. Hope that we CAN have cheap, abundant energy. Hope that we…Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020
Tony WikrentSome graphs and comments for LABOR DAYFor Labor Day today, David Sirota wrote:Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Tony WikrentPEQ: John Quincy Adams on why slave holders hated spending on infrastructure — same as Republicans…PEQ = Plain and Easy QuoteAug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Tony WikrentCan Harris overcome young black voters’ distrust of Democratic Party?In an article entitled “Young Black Americans not sold on Biden, the Democrats or voting,” two professors at American University have…Aug 12, 2020Aug 12, 2020
Tony WikrentHistorian Adam Tooze’s provocative takes on our current realityAdam J. Tooze teaches at Columbia University and is director of Columbia’s European Institute. He is the author of the 2018 book, Crashed…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Tony WikrentFederal funds must go to state and local governments NOW!Over $3 trillion in emergency spending has been authorized by Congress in the past month, with another $6 trillion plus in money creation…May 2, 2020May 2, 2020
Tony WikrentThe hope of the republic: a new generation of DemocratsI do not remember the New Deal, even though it’s central to my political memory. I’m 63 now, so I wasn’t even alive during the First Great…Apr 7, 20203Apr 7, 20203