Talking Capitalism in the Delta: Indianola, MS
The Mississippi Delta has a critical role in the development of U.S. (and global) capitalism. Like many people - even ones who have...
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Sarah Stookey
- Dec 14, 2018
- 4 min
Talking Capital Globally @ Dallas County Community College
North Lake College is part of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). DCCCD was established in 1965 and is made up of...
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Sarah Stookey
- Dec 7, 2018
- 4 min
"They Don't Want Us Talking About It" Capitalism @ Cabrillo College, Aptos CA
Cabrillo College, on the coast between Santa Cruz and Watsonville was established in Watsonville in 1959 as "an open-door institution...
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Sarah Stookey
- Dec 5, 2018
- 7 min
Mt. Madonna School: Talking Capitalism Above Watsonville CA
Mount Madonna Center is a spiritually-focused community and retreat center located in the Santa Cruz mountains that form Watsonville's...
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Sarah Stookey
- Nov 17, 2018
- 7 min
Watsonville CA: Berries, Unions, Sneakers & Ambitions
Watsonville CA is located in the Pajaro Valley, on a plain between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Cruz Mountains, 95 miles south of San...
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Sarah Stookey
- Nov 13, 2018
- 3 min
Travelling While Privileged #1: A Castle In The Desert
Throughout this trip I have been conscious of how my privilege shapes my experience of travel. I'm white, middle-aged, U.S. citizen,...
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Sarah Stookey
- Nov 13, 2018
- 3 min
Boys in Gold Mines
After spending a night in Lamoille in northeastern Nevada, I stopped for coffee in nearby Spring Creek at the Mudd Hutt, "a basque coffee...
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Sarah Stookey
- Nov 3, 2018
- 3 min
Why No Compromise, Let Alone Consensus?
Guest post, Larry Zacharias, Retired Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Following World War II, what remained of the...
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Sarah Stookey
- Nov 1, 2018
- 3 min
Jackson Hole WY: Most Beautiful, Most Unequal
Working my way west and south from North Dakota I spent a couple of days in Driggs, Idaho, near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I'd never been...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 25, 2018
- 8 min
Williston ND: Young People in a Boom-Bust-Boom Town
I went to Williston ND because it is an unusual example of capitalism. Talking with students I generally say an economy is "how we make...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 18, 2018
- 4 min
Talking Capitalism @ Oglala Lakota College, Kyle SD
In the evening, after teaching at Little Wound High School, I worked with students in Prof. Joanne White Thunder's Introduction to...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 17, 2018
- 2 min
Are We On The Road To Fascism?
Guest post, Larry Zacharias, Retired Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst I’ve been thinking of two interrelated themes these...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 14, 2018
- 5 min
Talking Capitalism With Students @ Little Wound H.S., Kyle, SD
On October 2nd I taught six classes at Little Wound High School in Kyle, SD. It was a full day - and gave me renewed respect for the...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 9, 2018
- 4 min
Control of Land in Capitalism - Who & How?
A goal of the Talking Capitalism project is to stimulate conversations with (and ideally between) people living with a variety of the...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 4, 2018
- 7 min
The Communists (?) of Madison County (1933)
When I was preparing for this trip a friend sent me a very useful book, Cornbelt Rebellion: The Farmers' Holiday Association (Shover,...
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Sarah Stookey
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
"We LIKE Capitalism"- Lemonade, Twain, Mexican Food and Levees - Hannibal MO
Reading and talking about work - what it feels like, how - and why - we do it, its role in making value in business, its constitution as...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 28, 2018
- 3 min
Taxes and Spending - Belleville, IL
Last week I spent a couple of days in Belleville, Illinois. Belleville (pop. 43,000) is 25 miles east of St. Louis. One reason I'd...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 27, 2018
- 3 min
Corporations, Patriarchy and Women’s Health
by Rami Kumar, Assistant Professor, Communications Dept, Central CT State University, member Talking Capitalism Collective Lately I have...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 25, 2018
- 1 min
Capitalism is Beautiful
Eric Phelan, Talking Capitalism Collective member, is a 2018 Central CT State University graduate When I first came to college at Central...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 24, 2018
- 2 min
Food, Drugs & Capitalism
Guest post: Abigail Meisel, writing teacher Driving across northern Alabama recently—en route from my current hometown, Montague,...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 20, 2018
- 6 min
DQ, Pit Bulls & Public (Private) School Administration Today - Talking Capitalism in Gary, IN
This week I spent an energizing day talking capitalism with wonderful students and faculty at West Side Leadership Academy - Go Cougars!...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
Capitalism?
Guest post, Byron Stookey, retired social studies teacher The key is fairness. Since arrival of the Europeans the economic system in this...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
Corporate Capitalism and Democracy @ U. Michigan Law
2nd year students, University of Michigan Law School In the Talking Capitalism story of capitalism democratic authority is paramount. ...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 13, 2018
- 3 min
Detroit - Now and Then
I had a short visit in Detroit. Campgrounds are few so I stayed with an Airbnb host in the Belle Isle area near downtown. I admire Diego...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Spark Plugs & Being Selective About Work
Jim and Oscar stopped by my site at the campground in Republic., in northwestern Ohio We chatted a bit about how capitalism has worked...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 10, 2018
- 3 min
The Pottery Capital of the World
Driving west from Pennsylvania, I crossed briefly into West Virginia before entering Ohio. Stopped at the McDonald's in East Liverpool,...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 9, 2018
- 4 min
Talking Capitalism in Hornell, NY: Part 2 - Capitalism Conversations
I had many very useful conversations with people in Hornell about how capitalism is lived. Carson Clancy, above, was part of a kitchen...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 8, 2018
- 3 min
Talking Capitalism in Hornell, NY: Part 1: History
Hornell, first stop on the road trip after leaving New Britain, is a town of about 8,000 people in the Finger Lakes region of western New...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
Central Connecticut State University Students Talk Capitalism!
I'm spending three days on campus at CCSU. This is a great place to get energized for the road trip; the campus is alive with the energy...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Labor Day 2018
I'd never visited this south-central part of the state; just east of the Connecticut River. Moodus, where I stayed, is part of the town...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 2, 2018
- 1 min
Talking about capitalism in Moodus, CT
Neighbors at the campground were very friendly, offering help hauling, cold drinks and the chance to talk. Alicia has a very spiritual...
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 2, 2018
- 1 min
Moodus, CT
First stop, 2 hours south of Amherst: Grandview Campground in Moodus CT.
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Sarah Stookey
- Sep 1, 2018
- 1 min
Starting out
Leaving Amherst on Saturday afternoon. The car's full of camping gear and miscellaneous stuff. It's been a busy week of getting ready,...
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