Stewart Acuff

Jun 4

New Evidence of Disastrous Economy for the Middle Class

New data shows that during the height of America’s depression-recession from 2007-2009, AMERICAN FAMILIES LOST $16 TRILLION. THAT IS MORE LOSS THAN ANYONE EVER REALIZED. EVEN WORSE, AMERICAN FAMILIES HAVE ONLY RECOVERED 45% OF THEIR

May 30

Inequality, Economic Recovery, & the Health of Our Planet

We in the U.S. are rightly worried about the global economic crisis caused by Wall Street’s reckless investment practices in 2007 and 2008. Wall St. destroyed $50 trillion in the world’s wealth, $7 or

May 8

America Aspiring to Greatness Again

Last week was very busy! I had two radio interviews, and a great long television segment on Thom Hartmann’s May Day show on RT America. Thom not only plugged my Busboys and Poets book

May 7

Neoconservative Hawks are Beating Their War Drum Again…

The same neoconservative war hawks are stepping up their calls for war in Syria. There is an awful civil war in Syria. It is not clear that US involvement in that war would mitigate the

May 6

Creating a More Just America

My good friend Ed Martin just sent me an important article from Reuters reporter Chrystia Freeland analyzing a poll that shows more and more Americans fear falling out of the middle class. The middle class

May 1

It’s May Day! A Global Celebration for Workers & Unions!

It’s May Day, the global celebration for workers and unions. We celebrate the struggles and victories of our foremothers and forefathers. We celebrate our Solidarity! We celebrate our work together today for a better

Apr 25

Staggering New Statistics on Inequality in America

TODAY ONLY!! I’m giving away the eBook edition of Playing Bigger Than You Are: A Life in Organizing FOR FREE! Get It Now I am so sick of supposedly smart economists wondering how the

Apr 9

Growing Incarceration & Our Budget Crisis

We have noted in this space before that one consequence of the destruction of any freedom to form unions and stagnant wages for 35 years is an 800% percent increase in incarceration. The pro-reform Drug

Apr 3

Go Big on Infrastructure!

Last week the Association of General Contractors announced that the deep cuts in federal spending known as sequestration have stopped $4 billion dollars of infrastructure work. The radical rightwing Republicans in Congress have celebrated the

Mar 27

This much needed work would create jobs in America!

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) say America would have to spend three and a half trillion dollars to bring our nation’s infrastructure up to a grade of B. The ASCE gave our infrastructure a

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