By Robert Reich – “We renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country,” Donald Trump said recently. Someone should alert him that America is now a hotbed of socialism. But it’s socialism for the rich. Everyone else is treated to harsh capitalism. In the conservative mind, socialism means getting something for doing…
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Robert Reich: The Myth of Meritocracy
By Robert Reich – Most Americans still cling to the meritocratic notion that people are rewarded according to their efforts and abilities. But meritocracy is becoming a cruel joke. The Justice Department recently announced indictments of dozens of wealthy parents for using bribery and fraud to get their children into prestigious colleges. But the real…
The Cautionary Tale of Donald Watkins and the Icarus Complex
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – While the bloggers in Birmingham think they are having a field day on Twitter by making fun of Donald Watkins, the lawyer and businessman convicted for defrauding investors in federal court this week, it seems more like a cautionary tale of a favorite son who got greedy…
Religion Professor Says Roy Moore is a Fraud
He’s no constitutional authority, no Baptist and no representative of evangelical values. By Randall Balmer – I first encountered Roy Moore in 2002 in a Montgomery, Ala., courtroom, where I was an expert witness on the separation of church and state in what came to be known as the Alabama Ten Commandments case. Moore, then…
Former Alabama Legislator Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy, Fraud and Tax Evasion
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former Alabama legislator Oliver Robinson pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to accepting bribes from a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company executive in exchange for advocating their employers’ opposition to EPA actions in North Birmingham, according to a press release just out from the U.S.…