Teaching on economic crises builds immunity to populism.
By learning how societies navigated past downturns, students build empathy, critical thinking and resistance to simplistic blame games that fuel the far right and populism — according to a Council of Europe body.
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https://www.eurasiareview.com/01012024-mississippi-the-poorest-us-state-analysis/
#bidenomicstricklesdown: The poorest US state is Mississippi. In year 2023, the state had the highest poverty rate in the USA – as much as 18.7% of the population lived below the #poverty line. The national poverty average in America is 11.7%. According to the poverty rate the next states follow: Louisiana (17.8%), New Mexico (16.8%), West Virginia (15.8%), Arkansas (15.2%), Alabama (14.9%), Kentucky (14.9%), Oklahoma (14%), Georgia (14%) and South Carolina (13.8%). According to Associated Press poverty statistics from 1982 to 2021, Mississippi was the poorest state in 19 of the 40 years and among the five poorest in 38 years.
#RisingInEquality #guaranteedbasicincome
The United States of America is globally recognized as a country of freedom, democracy, human rights and equal opportunities. For centuries, this was true, except for the black and Native American populations who were forcibly excluded from American society and pushed to the margins. America is still the most desirable destination for many immigrants. In...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-marcus-donald-trump-2024-election_n_6567330be4b066e398b5ffa4
#TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence: Because I think it’s all trumped up, Marcus, who backed #TFG in 2016 and 2020, told Reuters of the 91 charges. “We cannot let his brash style be the reason we walk away from his otherwise excellent stewardship of the United States during his first term in office.”
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