By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Voting is not the most you can do. It’s the least you can do. It is the beginning of our civic responsibility, not the completion…
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is a member of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), an economist, author and Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at California State University at Los Angeles. Juliannemalveaux.com
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Voting is not the most you can do. It’s the least you can do. It is the beginning of our civic responsibility, not the completion…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — In his run-up to the midterm elections, the president is crisscrossing the country in an effort to energize his base. Unfortunately, he seeks to inflame…
The Constitution begins with three powerful words: “We the People.” History immediately asks: Which people? By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — When those words were written, “we” did not include enslaved…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The national debt has passed $40 trillion—that is $40,000,000,000,000, a number with more zeroes than most of us can comfortably count. The Congressional Budget Office…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The American Dream has always been sold as an installment plan: work hard, save something, buy a home, educate your children, retire with dignity and,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — As an economist, I have spent much of my life thinking about what money does. It measures value. It facilitates exchange. It stores wealth. But…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — This week I am thinking about what it means to go back to school in a country that still rations opportunity. The stores are selling…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — I have never been much for flag-waving patriotism. I respect the rituals, and I understand why some people are moved by them. But my own…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — I have never been much for flag-waving patriotism. I respect the rituals, and I understand why some people are moved by them. But my own…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — They are calling it a budget cut. But let’s be clear: when Congress cuts WIC, it is taking food from pregnant women, babies, toddlers, and…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Imagine having electricity for only four hours a day. Now imagine not knowing which four hours. Can you make coffee? Refrigerate medicine? Charge your phone?…
The Imperial Presidency Meets the Family Business By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — America once worried about an imperial presidency. Now we have an imperial presidency merged with a family business….