Tag Archives: income inequality

FUNDAMENTUM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

Posted on January 24, 2023 by mdbwell

In the early days of our democratic republic, there was no organized system of education. Small schools did spring up in the 18th century, but they were primarily put together by parents in local communities with no unitary or coherent structure … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Social Ethics | Tagged charter schools, Civil Rights Movement, income inequality, parochial schools, Poverty, private schools, public education, Racism, revisionist history, standard curricula, violence, vouchers, white supremacy | Leave a comment

SAVING DEMOCRACY: OUR CONUNDRUM

Posted on January 19, 2023 by mdbwell

It appears we are living in a society in which, if one has comparative wealth, one can wield power and influence that are immoral, unconscionable, and often unlawful. It is not the case that logic and ethics win the day. Often, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged democracy, fascism, holistic organization, income inequality, love of money, Poverty, totalitarianism, wealth | Leave a comment

A CHANGE MUST COME!

Posted on September 22, 2021 by mdbwell

We must ask ourselves why people who are on or below the middle rungs of the economic ladder do not support social uplift processes that would help them become more financially solvent. Continue reading →

Posted in International Affairs, Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged American Dream, capitalism, Christian socialism, Democratic Socialism, human-rights, income inequality, Martin Luther King Jr., Poverty, revolution of values, Walter Muelder | Leave a comment

REWORKING THE G-20 AND THE UNITED NATIONS

Posted on September 10, 2021 by mdbwell

It is not simply an idealistic dream to give voice to the voiceless or a home to the homeless. . . . We must listen to all voices. Continue reading →

Posted in International Affairs, Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged African Union, Civil Rights Movement, European Union, Fierce urgency of now, G-20, income inequality, Jeffrey Sachs, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Organization of African Unity, Poverty, violence | Leave a comment

America, Wake Up!

Posted on February 11, 2016 by mdbwell

In the last section of the final chapter of his June 1967 book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Martin Luther King, Jr., focuses on the evils of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism. Analyzing and assessing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics, War & Peace | Tagged beloved community, capitalism, Civil Rights Movement, Demagoguery, Democratic Socialism, Discrimination, Distributive Justice, human-rights, income inequality, Macbeth, Martin Luther King Jr., nonviolence, Poverty, Racism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Revolution, Rip Van Winkle, Values, Washington Irving, White Privilege, William Shakespeare | Leave a comment

INCOME INEQUALITY: OBAMA V. FRANCIS

Posted on December 25, 2013 by mdbwell

I have always admired and respected Catholic social teaching, especially with regards to helping the so-called least of these. Concern for the needy and the disinherited in the United States and in the world has been a continuous focus of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty | Tagged Capitalism v. Socialism, Defining moment of our time, income inequality, Minimum wage, Pope Francis | Leave a comment

POVERTY AT HOME & ABROAD

Posted on July 17, 2013 by mdbwell

In 1958, John Kenneth Galbraith detailed income inequality and an imbalanced economic system in his book, The Affluent Society. People who did not actually read the text considered it a homage to what makes America great. Contrariwise, Galbraith demonstrates that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty | Tagged capitalism, income inequality, Poverty, wealth gap | Leave a comment

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INCOME INEQUALITY: OBAMA V. FRANCIS

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