Sarah StookeyDec 26, 20188 minTalking Capitalism in the Delta: Indianola, MSThe Mississippi Delta has a critical role in the development of U.S. (and global) capitalism. Like many people - even ones who have...
Sarah StookeyDec 14, 20184 minTalking Capital Globally @ Dallas County Community CollegeNorth Lake College is part of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). DCCCD was established in 1965 and is made up of...
Sarah StookeyDec 7, 20184 min"They Don't Want Us Talking About It" Capitalism @ Cabrillo College, Aptos CACabrillo College, on the coast between Santa Cruz and Watsonville was established in Watsonville in 1959 as "an open-door institution...
Sarah StookeyDec 5, 20187 minMt. Madonna School: Talking Capitalism Above Watsonville CAMount Madonna Center is a spiritually-focused community and retreat center located in the Santa Cruz mountains that form Watsonville's...
Sarah StookeyNov 17, 20187 minWatsonville CA: Berries, Unions, Sneakers & AmbitionsWatsonville CA is located in the Pajaro Valley, on a plain between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Cruz Mountains, 95 miles south of San...
Sarah StookeyNov 13, 20183 minTravelling While Privileged #1: A Castle In The DesertThroughout this trip I have been conscious of how my privilege shapes my experience of travel. I'm white, middle-aged, U.S. citizen,...
Sarah StookeyNov 13, 20183 minBoys in Gold MinesAfter spending a night in Lamoille in northeastern Nevada, I stopped for coffee in nearby Spring Creek at the Mudd Hutt, "a basque coffee...
Sarah StookeyNov 4, 20183 minWhy No Compromise, Let Alone Consensus? Guest post, Larry Zacharias, Retired Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Following World War II, what remained of the...
Sarah StookeyNov 1, 20183 minJackson Hole WY: Most Beautiful, Most UnequalWorking 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...
Sarah StookeyOct 25, 20188 minWilliston 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...
Sarah StookeyOct 18, 20184 minTalking 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...
Sarah StookeyOct 17, 20182 minAre 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...
Sarah StookeyOct 14, 20185 minTalking 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...
Sarah StookeyOct 9, 20184 minControl 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...
Sarah StookeyOct 5, 20187 minThe 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,...
Sarah StookeyOct 2, 20183 min"We LIKE Capitalism"- Lemonade, Twain, Mexican Food and Levees - Hannibal MOReading and talking about work - what it feels like, how - and why - we do it, its role in making value in business, its constitution as...
Sarah StookeySep 28, 20183 minTaxes and Spending - Belleville, ILLast 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...
Sarah StookeySep 27, 20183 minCorporations, Patriarchy and Women’s Healthby Rami Kumar, Assistant Professor, Communications Dept, Central CT State University, member Talking Capitalism Collective Lately I have...
Sarah StookeySep 25, 20181 minCapitalism is BeautifulEric Phelan, Talking Capitalism Collective member, is a 2018 Central CT State University graduate When I first came to college at Central...
Sarah StookeySep 24, 20182 minFood, Drugs & Capitalism Guest post: Abigail Meisel, writing teacher Driving across northern Alabama recently—en route from my current hometown, Montague,...
Sarah StookeySep 21, 20186 minDQ, Pit Bulls & Public (Private) School Administration Today - Talking Capitalism in Gary, INThis week I spent an energizing day talking capitalism with wonderful students and faculty at West Side Leadership Academy - Go Cougars!...
Sarah StookeySep 18, 20183 min Capitalism?Guest post, Byron Stookey, retired social studies teacher The key is fairness. Since arrival of the Europeans the economic system in this...
Sarah StookeySep 17, 20182 minCorporate Capitalism and Democracy @ U. Michigan Law2nd year students, University of Michigan Law School In the Talking Capitalism story of capitalism democratic authority is paramount. ...
Sarah StookeySep 13, 20183 minDetroit - 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...
Sarah StookeySep 12, 20182 minSpark Plugs & Being Selective About WorkJim and Oscar stopped by my site at the campground in Republic., in northwestern Ohio We chatted a bit about how capitalism has worked...
Sarah StookeySep 10, 20183 minThe Pottery Capital of the WorldDriving west from Pennsylvania, I crossed briefly into West Virginia before entering Ohio. Stopped at the McDonald's in East Liverpool,...
Sarah StookeySep 9, 20184 minTalking Capitalism in Hornell, NY: Part 2 - Capitalism ConversationsI had many very useful conversations with people in Hornell about how capitalism is lived. Carson Clancy, above, was part of a kitchen...
Sarah StookeySep 8, 20183 minTalking Capitalism in Hornell, NY: Part 1: HistoryHornell, 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...
Sarah StookeySep 5, 20183 minCentral 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...
Sarah StookeySep 4, 20181 minLabor Day 2018I'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...
Sarah StookeySep 2, 20181 minTalking 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...
Sarah StookeySep 2, 20181 minMoodus, CTFirst stop, 2 hours south of Amherst: Grandview Campground in Moodus CT.
Sarah StookeySep 1, 20181 minStarting outLeaving Amherst on Saturday afternoon. The car's full of camping gear and miscellaneous stuff. It's been a busy week of getting ready,...