American economists

discrimination should be discussed more than class discrimination. Though the two are connected racial discrimination should be looked at more than class based discrimination. Recently there has been more inequality among lower and upper class African Americans, and among white lower and upper classes. Race plays a larger role in economic success than class status does. Though class status and race are connected there seems to be a bigger difference along racial lines than simply saying it is…

Book Review: “Jackie Robinson and the American Dilemma” Introduction; What was the American Dilemma? The American Dilemma was a detachment between the American ideals of liberty and equality and the realities of racial discrimination, segregation, and prejudice. America is known as the land of the free, yet basic rights were denied to many of its people. Much of the racism that was present at this time period stemmed from ignorance and deeply held beliefs that those not of the caucasian race…

In the early ‘700 while France was going through the Mississippi Bubble, in parallel Great Britain was going through the South Sea Bubble. The South Sea Company was founded in 1711 with the aim of detecting the British public debt, which amounted to 10 million pounds. The company bore the English public debt and in return received an annual interest paid by the state and the monopoly of trade with the Spanish colonies in South America. To finance the transaction, the company issued, in…

Right". Their movement was made to overturn the gains of the 1960s, they spent millions of dollars on advertising and political campaign. "The New Right" pushed for a different kind of freedom, instead of equality for blacks, they sought freedom for American businesses. "The New Right" had four main goals, the first was to have complete freedom to make money through businesses. This included the freedom to exploit their workers and pollute the environment. The second goal was to get rid of…

absent from the parents, which will rub off onto the young children. Work ethic starts as a young child. But, if the children are allowed to skip classes in kindergarten, then they will think that school is non-essential. John Schmitt, a senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research said, "College…

http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/medical-racism-and-ignoring-black-pain when it comes to wealth African Americans feel like they don’t not have an equal opportunity for the American dream. https://www.solidarity-us.org/node/1581 Wealth is the most important one of them all it plays a major role in racism it shows that 90 percent of the national wealth is held by Caucasian families verses…

Brown University professor, economist, and author of The Anatomy of Racial Inequality, Glenn C. Loury, presents an argument to reevaluate the true reasons behind the epidemic of mass incarceration in the Boston Review Book, Race, Incarceration, and American Values. In addition, scholars Pamela S. Karlan, Tommie Shelby, and Loic Wacquant, contribute to Loury’s examination of the impact of mass incarceration in the United States. Loury emphasizes the racial inequalities within society, society’s…

The Progressive Era is a period in American history defined by radical political and social movements that challenged the foundational principles of the nation. Though classical liberal principles had been challenged in the past, specifically during the Civil War and Reconstruction, it was the Progressive Era that represented a shift in the American political arena away from individualism. During the Progressive Era, egalitarian movements began to take hold in the United States. Activists and…

Obama Barack Obama became president on November 4th, 2008 which was shocking worldwide. He is the first ever black man to run in office. This was shocking to a lot of people because there had been 43 men before him and none of them were African American. This was not only exciting but it also gave the people hope that things would change for the better. When the president got voted into office more people felt like they could relate to him. He didn’t just stand up for black people, he was the…

Due to some statistics data such as 42% of all Asian American adults have at least a college degree, Asian Americans are frequently portrayed as a model example of hard work and patience among other minority groups in the U.S. So called model minority stereotype. Many people take the stereotype further and argue that since Asian Americans are doing well, they no longer experience any kind of discrimination so no longer need services such as bilingual government documents and public assistance.…