Category Archives: economic and social rights

Fineman responds to the Porsche argument against maternity coverage

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Martha McCluskey

Lest you think free market economists give no thought to fairness — or have little compassion for underinsured Americans — Harvard Economist Greg Mankiw recently worried that purchasers of individual health insurance can no longer choose to forgo the luxury … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers and Participation in ClassCrits V: From Madison to Zuccotti Park: Confronting Class and Reclaiming the American Dream

Posted on January 20, 2012 by ublawguest

This workshop, the fifth meeting of ClassCrits, takes on class and the American dream as its theme. The most quintessentially American trait may be our capacity to look past current misfortune and imagine a brighter future.  Americans love a “rags … Continue reading →

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Photoessay: Occupy Oakland, 11/2/2011

Posted on November 2, 2011 by aharris175

A couple of snapshots of the “general strike” day. The mood in the crowd was peaceful and mellow and the smell of pot was everywhere (this is Oaksterdam, after all). In contrast to what the New York Times has reported … Continue reading →

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Remembering Joe Bageant: Class Migrant, Class Warrior

Posted on October 14, 2011 by ublawguest

By Lisa R. Pruitt Americans like to think they live in a society unstratified by class, a society of equal opportunity, where the American dream survives. Joe Bageant, a journalist turned cultural critic, challenged these myths with inimitable intensity, compassion, … Continue reading →

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Ain’t You Got a Right

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Martha McCluskey

…To the Tree of Life?  Rehearsing this refrain for a benefit concert last weekend, choir director (and educator and community organizer extraordinaire) Jane Sapp urged us to sing out against the budget cuts falling on so many life-sustaining programs across … Continue reading →

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False Dichotomies of Class (Part II): Material versus Cultural

Posted on May 23, 2011 by ublawguest

By Lisa R. Pruitt I responded last month to Martha McCluskey’s ClassCrits post, “Class as a Category of Vulnerability and Inequality.” In that initial response, I asserted that progressives need not choose between advocating mobility (the upward variety!) and advocating … Continue reading →

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The Federalist Society’s Marxist View of the Constitution?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Martha McCluskey

It’s no longer so clear that a strong consensus supports Holmes’ famous dissent in Lochner stating that the Constitution does not embody a particular economic ideology. The Federalist Society‘s recent event, Economic Theory, Civic Virtue, and the Meaning of the … Continue reading →

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Black Folks to Plantations! Mexicans go Home!: The 14th Amendment under Siege

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admutua

It appears the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is under siege. On the day I prepared to discuss the drafting and eventual passing of the 14th Amendment in my legal history course on the Reconstruction era at University at … Continue reading →

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Make Wall Street Pay? Yes We Can petition!

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Martha McCluskey

In the spirit of taking back the power that has so movingly arisen in Egypt and Madison, Julie Matthaei and the US Economic Solidarity Network invite you to sign and circulate the petition below. YES WE CAN MAKE WALL STREET … Continue reading →

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The Identity Politics of Poverty

Posted on February 17, 2011 by aharris175

The financial markets may be up, but the experts all warn that for ordinary non-elites in the United States, the economic situation is likely to get worse before it gets better. Joblessness lingers, while states and municipalities cut their services … Continue reading →

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