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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...
Sarah Stookey
Dec 26, 20188 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Dec 14, 20184 min read
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"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...
Sarah Stookey
Dec 7, 20184 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Dec 5, 20187 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Nov 17, 20187 min read
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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,...
Sarah Stookey
Nov 13, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Nov 13, 20183 min read
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Why No Compromise, Let Alone Consensus?
Guest post, Larry Zacharias, Retired Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Following World War II, what remained of the...
Sarah Stookey
Nov 3, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Nov 1, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 25, 20188 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 18, 20184 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 14, 20185 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 9, 20184 min read
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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,...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 4, 20187 min read
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"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...
Sarah Stookey
Oct 1, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 28, 20183 min read
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Corporations, Patriarchy and Women’s Health
by Rami Kumar, Assistant Professor, Communications Dept, Central CT State University, member Talking Capitalism Collective Lately I have...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 27, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 25, 20181 min read
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Food, Drugs & Capitalism
Guest post: Abigail Meisel, writing teacher Driving across northern Alabama recently—en route from my current hometown, Montague,...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 24, 20182 min read
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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!...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 20, 20186 min read
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Capitalism?
Guest post, Byron Stookey, retired social studies teacher The key is fairness. Since arrival of the Europeans the economic system in this...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 18, 20183 min read
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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. ...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 13, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 12, 20182 min read
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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,...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 10, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 9, 20184 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 8, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 3, 20181 min read
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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...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 2, 20181 min read
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Moodus, CT
First stop, 2 hours south of Amherst: Grandview Campground in Moodus CT.
Sarah Stookey
Sep 2, 20181 min read
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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,...
Sarah Stookey
Sep 1, 20181 min read
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