Tag Archives: W. E. B. Du Bois

Has Capitalism “Worked”?

Posted on June 7, 2019 by mdbwell

It’s laughable to me when critics of socialism parrot the cliché that “it has never worked anywhere in the world.” Usually, that prosaic statement is made not from primary research, but from lazy borrowing from others—who more than likely also … Continue reading →

Posted in Poverty, Social Ethics | Tagged apostles, Barbara Ehrenreich, capitalism, compassion, Cornel West, Democratic Socialism, economic freedom, free enterprise, Harvey Cox, haves and have-nots, J. Philip Wogaman, Jane Addams, Jesus, Letty Russell, livable wages, Manning Marable, Martin Luther King Jr., mixed economy, poverty elimination, prophets, social services, Socialism, W. E. B. Du Bois, Walter Muelder | Leave a comment

The Supremacy of Sacrifice

Posted on October 23, 2017 by mdbwell

In 1982, as I was finishing my final courses for the master of divinity degree at Yale University, I wrote an op-ed piece for Newsweek’s “My Turn” column. I had the belief that the editors would look favorably upon a … Continue reading →

Posted in Race Relations, Social Ethics | Tagged #MAGA, James Baldwin, Manning Marable, Martin Luther King Jr., Michael Eric Dyson, Newsweek, Race Relations, Sacrifice, Structural Racism, Systemic Racism, Tears We Cannot Stop, Tim Wise, W. E. B. Du Bois, White Privilege, white racism, white supremacy | Leave a comment

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