BlackEconomics.org® Introduction “Headline Thoughts” (HLT) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent and important media headlines from a Black American (Afrodescendant) economic perspective. HLT No. 8 considers—from a distance—global concerns about the potential fall of the United States (US) as the world’s hegemon, and an increasing interest by non-Black and Black Americans of actions […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 7: Frogs in a Pot, Sports’ Realness, and Media Atonement
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction “Headline Thoughts” (HLT) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent and important media headlines from a Black American economic perspective. HLT No. 7 expands on current and widespread media coverage by focusing on the “terror” being wreaked on unsuspecting Americans by demands from the “People’s House” in the nation’s capital. It is […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 5
BlackEconomics.org® “Headline Thoughts” (HLTs) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent, and important media headlines from a Black American economic perspective. This edition is unique because it considers what should be, but are not, prominent headlines from popular media sources. In other words, we examine non-headlines that should be headlines. We cover three topics […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 4
BlackEconomics.org® Generally, “Headline Thoughts” (HLTs) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent, and important media headlines from a Black American economic perspective. This edition of HLTs maintains yet deviates from that pattern. The First HLT is derived from a media headline. However, the remaining four HLTs are more in number than usual, and they […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 3
BlackEconomics.org® “Headline Thoughts” (HLT) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent, and important media headlines from a Black American economic perspective. This version of HLT meditates on the adages: “Things aren’t always as they seem;” and “If it appears too good to be true, then it probably is.” Our meditations are about front-and-center evidence […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 2
BlackEconomics.org® “Headline Thoughts” reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent, and important media/press headlines from a Black American economic perspective. Nearly by definition, bad news is good news because it sells. Below, we consider certain “good” news after a brief meditation on—of all things—newspaper cartoons. Questions Do our lettered generations read printed newspapers and […]
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Headline Thoughts No. 1
BlackEconomics.org® “Headline Thoughts” reflect our contemplations on, and conclusions about, recent and important media/press headlines from a Black American economic perspective. As background to this new BlackEconomic.org delivery framework, we begin with a pivotal question and related answer. Question Why is “press/media freedom” elevated to a lofty position as one of five core democratic freedoms […]