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Jacqueline S. Homan
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Classism for Dimwits
Classism for Dimwits

An eye-opening, first-hand account, this work debunks the myths about a "classless" society, the causes of poverty, and the equality of opportunity. Homan offers an in-your-face exposure of America's dirty little secret of classism.

2008

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Jacqueline S. Homan
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Dispatch From the Trenches

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Lack of Pretty Privilege Means Access Denied

Privilege is the way society accommodates you, but not others. — Conventional physical attractiveness is real currency for both women and men. Pretty people often get a free pass for being rude, mean, inconsiderate and incompetent because natural beauty is the best safety net there is. People who won the genetic lottery for good complexions, great hair, symmetrical nicely shaped facial…

YouTube

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Lack of Pretty Privilege Means Access Denied
Lack of Pretty Privilege Means Access Denied
YouTube

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The Rise of the Grifter Class As the Deus Ex Machina For An Economy That No Longer Works For Most People

If you can’t spot the mark, then you’re the mark. — Isn’t it funny that difficult economic times bring armies of success gurus and “self-help” experts out of the woodwork who claim that if you just buy their programs you’ll be able to fix your life? After a really bad year for the stock market that wrecked many people’s retirement accounts…

Economy

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The Rise of the Grifter Class As the Deus Ex Machina For An Economy That No Longer Works For Most…
The Rise of the Grifter Class As the Deus Ex Machina For An Economy That No Longer Works For Most…
Economy

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How ‘Head and Master’ Laws Impoverished Women

Like most writers, I enjoy reading the works of fellow writers. One article stood out because it described an incident that I immediately recognized as a throwback to the era of ‘Head and Master’ laws in the US. Ah yes, the good old ‘Head and Master laws.’ I remember those…

Social Justice

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How ‘Head and Master’ Laws Impoverished Women
How ‘Head and Master’ Laws Impoverished Women
Social Justice

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Startup Stash

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Societal Collapse And How We Got Here

Britain is fast surpassing the US as an example of social collapse among wealthy developed western nations—largely due to its politically hard-right turn, following the American example. Economically, Britain is poised to become the most far-Right country in the world and the damage has already been done in terms of…

Economic Collapse

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Economic Collapse

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Student Debt, Poverty, and Lack of Jobs For Many With Degrees Is Not the Fault of People Getting “Useless” Degrees

The other day on Facebook, one of my friends, Mike Garrone, who graduated from high school in the 1990s, posted some inconvenient truths about the student debt crisis to challenge the victim-blaming of “they can’t get jobs to repay their loans because they got useless degrees” and “they’re buying new…

Student Loans

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Student Debt, Poverty, and Lack of Jobs For Many With Degrees Is Not the Fault of People Getting…
Student Debt, Poverty, and Lack of Jobs For Many With Degrees Is Not the Fault of People Getting…
Student Loans

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Republican Lawmakers Stopping the FTC From Protecting the Public Are To Blame For Unaffordable Cars and Utility Bills—NOT the EV Industry

Ray Shefska, a 72 year-old retired car dealership manager and his 28 year-old son, Zach, have a growing YouTube content creating business—CarEdge.com— that publicly calls out bad actors in the auto industry and educates potential car customers in need of a car. The duo’s lively on-screen chemistry is entertaining. They…

Electric Vehicles

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Republican Lawmakers Stopping the FTC From Protecting the Public Are To Blame For Unaffordable Cars…
Republican Lawmakers Stopping the FTC From Protecting the Public Are To Blame For Unaffordable Cars…
Electric Vehicles

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Jul 27

No state could ever ban slavery.

Your Teachers Lied To You: This Is What The Civil War Was Really About
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Myla Morningstar

Great article!

Great article! Prior to reading this, I would not have known of its existence had it not come up in my feed. I had no idea until now that there was a formal Confederacy Constitution and that an actual copy of it exists in Yale's archives. (Actual link: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_csa.asp ) …

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Government Refuses To Help Americans Harmed By Rip-Off Car Dealers In League With Lenders

Used and new car prices have skyrocketed between 40% to 50% since the COVID pandemic and have not come down closer to pre-COVID levels, and a semi-conductor chip shortage is no longer a valid excuse. The majority of Americans in need of transportation have been priced out of reliable cars…

Inflation

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Government Refuses To Help Americans Harmed By Rip-Off Car Dealers In League With Lenders
Government Refuses To Help Americans Harmed By Rip-Off Car Dealers In League With Lenders
Inflation

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The Poorest Got Thrown Under the Bus Again

Yes, a debt ceiling default would have instantly flushed the whole country straight down the hopper. …

Poverty

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Poverty

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·Apr 27

My friend then said that grocery store workers chose to work there. They could have taken a different job.

Poor People and Rich People Live In Different Worlds
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Michelle Teheux

That's what the more fortunate say about poor struggling food delivery gig workers when we complain…

That's what the more fortunate say about poor struggling food delivery gig workers when we complain about not getting any tips even though our paycheck is almost entirely dependent upon tips, and unlike waitresses, we're putting a ton of wear and tear on our cars delivering restaurant food (that we…

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