BlogHide Resteemspenston (55)in jobs • 2 years agoHow To Get A Job With A NonprofitWhenever there's a global financial crisis, there typically isn't enough money floating around in the economy for the private sector to pay investors AND pay employees. So, perfectly productive…penston (55)in yanggang • 6 years agoAndrew Yang's Triple Whammy of Inequality Growth (and how to fix it)The #YangGang are in love with 2020 Presidential candidate Andrew  Yang's UBI proposal, which he calls a freedom dividend. However, it's a  bit like the love that people had for Daenerys Targaryen -…penston (55)in politics • 6 years agoDemocrats Playing A Clever, Dirty GameCorporate-backed candidates from the Democratic establishment, Kamala Harris and Cory Booker (as well as Elizabeth Warren), are using a very, very clever strategy to undermine their opponents. For…penston (55)in greennewdeal • 6 years agoWho Would Support A Green New Deal?I love, love, love the idea of a Green New Deal. I haven't been this loved up since I first discovered Game of Thrones. It's not a new idea - Colin Hines convened the Green New Deal Group back in…penston (55)in inclusion • 6 years agoQuotas To Get Women Into Top Jobs - Is It Right or Wrong?Womankind has experienced generations - well, thousands of years - of unfairness as women have been obstructed from taking senior roles in business or politics by their societies (not just by men).…penston (55)in palestine • 7 years agoHow To See The Face Of EvilBack in 2014, the discussion on the Internet of the Israel Vs. Palestine conflict felt, to me, more level-headed than it had been for previous conflicts. Perhaps the high number of child victims…resteemedmitneb (53)in mitnebcurationtrail • 7 years agoThe @mitneb Curation Trail Project Daily Report - 11 FEB 2018How hard it must be to write for a world-wide audience in a language that is not the first language you learned. Add to that the pressure of monetary reward tied to good writing. What is the…penston (55)in humantrafficking • 7 years agoChocolate and Human TraffickingI created my first blog back in 2011 after seeing a website that was campaigning for Nestle to use traffick-free chocolate in their kit-kat bars. It shocked the knickers off of me, so I called…resteemedthesteemengine (65)in curation • 7 years agoThe Daily Whistle Stops, Issue #42. (2/11/18)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Daily Whistle Stops is a curation post brought to you by @thesteemengine! This post features the best posts from our members selected by our master…penston (55)in bullying • 7 years agoAre Weirdos Trying To Brow Beat You?Over the years, plenty of people have tried to brow beat me into doing what they wanted. Actually, they usually tried to brow beat me into not doing what they didn't want. Their tactics were…resteemedhickorymack (63)in homeless • 7 years agoThe fall into Homelessness.A majority of Americans are one paycheck away from the streets. One disaster away from losing everything. It's a precarious balancing act we all carry out, flailing our arms to keep from falling.…penston (55)in mmt • 7 years agoA Quick Look At Floating CurrenciesLet's divide currencies into two types - fixed and floating. When I say 'fixed', I don't mean like a neutered dog, but a fixed exchange rate. Central banks that issue fixed currencies (also called…penston (55)in economics • 7 years agoThe Economy Is Infested With Toll BoothsThe rich get richer and the poor get poorer. The middle class are becoming the working class. Wealth is getting transferred from the hands of the many into the hands of the few. But how? The…penston (55)in mmt • 7 years agoHow To Read A Newspaper - Part 1Most economists and journalists who write about the economy haven't actually realised what I'm about to say, but knowing this may actually make a profound difference to how you view the World and…resteemedthesteemengine (65)in curation • 7 years agoThe Daily Whistle Stops, Issue #27. (1/25/18)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Daily Whistle Stops is a curation post brought to you by @thesteemengine! This post features the best posts from our members selected by our master…resteemedthesteemengine (65)in curation • 7 years agoThe Daily Whistle Stops, Issue #26. (1/24/18)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Daily Whistle Stops is a curation post brought to you by @thesteemengine! This post features the best posts from our members selected by our master…penston (55)in australia • 7 years agoBlog Interrupted By Government PolicyThere will be a slight interruption on my blog as I'm moving from Australia to Japan in less than 48 hours. It's not a long story, but the nutshell version is that our anti-immigrant government…resteemedthesteemengine (65)in curation • 7 years agoThe Daily Whistle Stops, Issue #24. (1/22/18)~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Daily Whistle Stops is a curation post brought to you by @thesteemengine! This post features the best posts from our members selected by our master…penston (55)in economics • 7 years agoTrickle Down Economics And That Time When The Banks Saved UsTrickle down economics. It's not a new idea, but it's the most recent one politicians have wanted to listen to. Even the IMF has said that it doesn't work, but because the US Government is renewing…penston (55)in mmt • 7 years agoMy Steemit Job Guarantee Program (and a dream of what it could become)I replied to a comment on a post a week or two ago, saying that I will always upvote any comments which clearly demonstrate that the commenter has read my post. As I wrote my reply, I realised that…
