Yesterday I was Levi’s brand president. I quit so I could be free

But the attacks would not stop. Anonymous trolls on Twitter said people should boycott Levi’s until I’d been fired. So did some of my old gymnastics fans. A dossier of my tweets and all of my online interactions were sent to the CEO by the head of corporate communications. Continue reading Yesterday I was Levi’s brand president. I quit so I could be free

Capitalism’s dead zone: Chicago’s lessons on the violence of inequality

by Henry A. Giroux I consider the survival of [fascism] within democracy to be potentially more menacing that the survival of fascist tendencies against democracy. — Theodor W. Adorno Americans are confronted daily with the violence of inequality. The rich have longer life spans, better health care, access to better educational opportunities, and an abundance of food. [1] Many live in palatial homes in gated communities and wield a disproportionate amount of control and power over the major social, cultural, and political apparatuses that shape everyday life.[2] Unlike most Americans, the extravagantly rich are protected from the massive degree of … Continue reading Capitalism’s dead zone: Chicago’s lessons on the violence of inequality