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 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

Feb 27
Playing Bigger Than You Are

Why Do You Rob Banks?

Was it Willie Sutton who said he robbed banks because that’s where the money is? That would be a good message for radical rightwing members of Congress to learn and apply to the ongoing, never-ending

Feb 26

Austerity Cuts in the US Begin With Sequestration

Cuts to unemployment, cuts to defense, cuts to doctors who provide Medicare, layoffs, and furloughs to the federal workforce, cuts to Native American schools on federal lands, CUTS THAT WILL BRING FEDERAL SPENDING TO

Sep 12

Americans Trust Obama More on Jobs

A new Rasmussen poll show that by a very narrow margin more Americans trust President Obama on jobs than they trust Mitt Romney. This is very significant because Romney had hung his hopes on election

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