How We Forgot the “Jobs” Part of the #MarchOnWashington for #Jobs and Freedom
The #antiracism of #MartinLutherKing Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech has overshadowed the demands for #economic justice at the historic 1963 #protest.
There was 10-point list called “What We Demand.”
Seven is “a massive federal program to train and place all #unemployed workers — Negro and white"
Eight is “a national #minimumwage act that will give all Americans a decent #StandardOfLiving"
https://theintercept.com/2023/08/28/march-on-washington-jobs/
#marchonwashington #jobs #antiracism #MartinLutherKing #economic #protest #unemployed #MinimumWage #standardofliving
Unlike Father, Spencer Schiff Calls Depression Warning ‘Fearmongering,’ Predicts Hyperdeflationary Boom, Bitcoin Crash; Banks on AI Future - In response to a Zerohedge article titled “The Two Causes of the Coming Great Depr... - https://news.bitcoin.com/unlike-father-spencer-schiff-calls-depression-warning-fearmongering-predicts-hyperdeflationary-boom-bitcoin-crash-banks-on-ai-future/ #artificialintelligence #hyperdeflationaryboom #economicprediction #standardofliving #fearmongering
#fearmongering #standardofliving #economicprediction #hyperdeflationaryboom #artificialintelligence
What would you #buy if you could only buy stuff this month and then nothing else for the rest of your life?
What if that includes household supplies (shampoo, detergent)? What if it includes food?
#supply #chain #supplyChain #standardOfLiving #consumerism #obsolescence #plannedObsolescence #thoughtExperiment
#Repair #RightToRepair #CircularEconomy #eWaste #Consumption #Sustainability #waste #sustainable #limits #growth #degradation #resources #unsustainable #production
#thought #Experiment #buy #supply #chain #supplychain #standardofliving #consumerism #obsolescence #plannedobsolescence #ThoughtExperiment #repair #righttorepair #circulareconomy #ewaste #consumption #sustainability #waste #sustainable #limits #growth #degradation #resources #unsustainable #production
Low Income Tip #13: What is your standard of living goal? Do you want to buy a home? What about having money to eat out, go the movies or afford a holiday? Thinking backwards what series of steps do you need to take in order to accomplish this?... https://rons-home.net/en/living-life-lab/tips/living-with-low-income/2023/01/27 #standardofliving #goal #employment #reflect [Next Tip Feb 3 2023]
#standardofliving #goal #employment #reflect
Chinese people in the 1st half of the 20th century consumed a small but not insignificant amt of animal protein, according to T DuBois in a new Social Science History article that triangulates multiple sources & recognizes considerable regional & local variation. "Counting the carnivores: Who ate meat in Republican-Era China?"
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2022.17
@econhist
@agecon
#history #food #livestock #nutrition #consumption #protein #meat #China #markets #StandardOfLiving #GreatDivergence
#greatdivergence #standardofliving #markets #China #meat #protein #consumption #nutrition #livestock #food #history
Chinese people in the 1st half of the 20th century consumed a small but not insignificant amt of animal protein, according to T DuBois in a new Social Science History article that triangulates multiple sources & recognizes considerable regional & local variation. "Counting the carnivores: Who ate meat in Republican-Era China?"
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2022.17
@econhist
@agecon
#history #food #livestock #nutrition #consumption #protein #meat #China #markets #StandardOfLiving #GreatDivergence
#greatdivergence #standardofliving #markets #China #meat #protein #consumption #nutrition #livestock #food #history