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By celina • 15 years ago

Annette Nellen: About That New Tax Code


Taxes! Don’t know about you, but just seeing the word “taxes” can bring full-on panic. This week, President Obama announced part of his new tax code plan. I decided to get some help understanding it all from tax professor Annette Nellen, director of the Master’s taxation program at San Jose State University.
Hope this helps! Here’s Annette…
By celina • 15 years ago

Susan Helper: Understanding the U.S. Auto Industry


Last weekend’s post was my attempt to help readers, if they were having a hard time like I felt most folks were, understand what was going on with AIG, bonuses and bailout money. This weekend’s post is my attempt to help folks better understand what’s going on with the auto industry and the auto bailout plans.
Susan Helper is AT&T Professor of Economics at Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. She is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and MIT’s International Motor Vehicle Program. Here’s Susan…


Last weekend’s post was my attempt to help readers, if they were having a hard time like I felt most folks were, understand what was going on with AIG, bonuses and bailout ...
By celina • 15 years ago

Sarah Anderson: Economic Inequality & Bailout Money


Need help understanding what’s going on with AIG, bailout money and the big picture issues behind the financial crisis? Sarah Anderson, director of the Global Economy Program at the Institute for Policy Studies, helps break it down.
Here’s Sarah…


Need help understanding what’s going on with AIG, bailout money and the big picture issues behind the financial crisis? Sarah Anderson, director of the Global Economy Program at the Institute for Policy ...
By celina • 15 years ago

Tracy Van Slyke: Fighting for Media & Democracy


Most industries are facing difficult times right now. Media, and independent media in particular, have long faced uphill battles, but the economic emergency is pushing many state and local newspapers to fold. As the bad news continues, I wanted to speak with someone about the possible ramifications of these losses.
Tracy Van Slyke, former publisher of the progressive, independent magazine In These Times, is the program director of the The Media Consortium, a network of the country’s leading independent journalism organizations. (Full disclosure: Feministing is a member.) From their website:

“Millions of Americans are looking for honest, fair, and accurate journalism. We’re finding new ways to reach them. Our strategy has three focal points: ...


Most industries are facing difficult times right now. Media, and independent media in particular, have long faced uphill battles, but the economic emergency is pushing many state and local newspapers to fold. As ...
By celina • 15 years ago

Traci C. West: Rihanna and violence against women


Chris Brown’s alleged violence against Rihanna has sparked intense debate and discussion about these celebrities.
I decided to ask Traci C. West, PhD, a professor of ethics and African American studies at Drew University’s Theological School, for some perspective on the violence and the public’s reactions. She researched the historical legacy of violence against black women for her book, Wounds of the Spirit: Black Women, Violence, and Resistance Ethics.
Here’s Traci…


Chris Brown’s alleged violence against Rihanna has sparked intense debate and discussion about these celebrities.
I decided to ask Traci C. West, PhD, a professor of ethics and African American studies at Drew ...
By celina • 15 years ago

Kim Ford: Beyond Proposition 8


There were thousands of demonstrators this past Thursday outside of California’s Supreme Court as justices weighed in on whether voters’ decision to re-ban same-sex marriage in the state last November was a denial of fundamental rights or whether it’s in the people’s power to amend the state constitution.
But Prop 8 isn’t the only issue facing LGBT communities. Ongoing battles across the nation continue for LGBT rights — hate crime recognition, adoption rights, immigration and asylum rights, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” to name a few. Kim Ford has been an LGBT rights activist for more than 15 years, has worked extensively with community groups of color in New York City, and knows first-hand the myriad of ...


There were thousands of demonstrators this past Thursday outside of California’s Supreme Court as justices weighed in on whether voters’ decision to re-ban same-sex marriage in the state last November was a denial ...

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