By Ben Jealous It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as the previous hottest year, they leapt – for the first time – past the goal set in the Paris Climate Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Whether you turn on […]
All My Life I Had to Fight
Hegseth: A Dangerous Appointment for Secretary of Defense
Is This YOUR President
Consider on January 20, 2025, the United States will swear in a convicted felon who is not only allowed to vote but run for office.
What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say About the World Today
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In times of great turmoil and great triumph, we often find ourselves looking back on our past for guidance. As the cliché saying goes, history has a way of repeating itself and can act as a guide when it comes to making a decision about the next step. Given today’s current climate, […]
Black American Health Economics Again
Introduction Despite our grandest efforts to ensure that BlackEconomics.org releases remain topically unbiased (i.e., that they reflect randomness), it turns out that over the past 18 months we have produced at least four releases that consider Black American health economics topics.(i) Also during the period, we prepared, but have temporarily withdrawn, a draft BlackEconomics.org Working […]
Marquette is Ready to Make Deep Run in NCAA Tournament
By Charles Collier Marquette University has been playing inspiring basketball this season. Their goal is to win the NCAA tournament. Senior guard leads Marquette, Kam Jones, who was named to the John R. Wooden Award Pre-Season Top 50 list. On January 14, 2025, Marquette beat DePaul 83-81. David Joplin was Marquette’s leading scorer. He finished […]
Yesterday’s Segregation is Today’s Separation
Milwaukee’s deep rooted segregation has left a lasting impact on the community we know today.
The Same Game With a New Frame: Wisconsin’s Education Test Scores and the Legacy of State Intervention
By LaKeshia N. Myers The recent adjustment of test score benchmarks in Wisconsin’s education system represents yet another chapter in the ongoing struggle for educational equity in public schools. As an educator, I cannot help but draw parallels between these current changes and the controversial 2015 Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program (OSPP) – both examples […]
The Legacy of Jimmy Carter: A Departure from Traditional Values in Leadership
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, it is essential to reflect on the profound impact of Jimmy Carter’s death and presidency.
Are U.S. and Black America’s Interests Aligned?
BlackEconomics.org® Introduction Something of importance (a requirement) is performed persistently; there is limited variation in the effort over time. If expenditure is the metric used to measure persistence, then there is the possibility of persistent expenditures for relatively unimportant items because they are small in value. However, it is expected that persistent expenditures will occur […]
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