Not so far back in history, the dollar was denominated in gold. That worked until capitalism told us that the real value of a currency had to be the capital, the productive wealth of a country. Gold was just a raw material, worth less than the factories and farms that made America the first real[...]
Archive for January 16th, 2019
January 16th, 2019 - 6:29 pm § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Microsoft to build houses!
The NY Times reports that Microsoft is investing $500 million to build affordable housing! The Times quotes Satya Nadella, the chief executive, and Brad Smith, its president of Microsoft, was a result of a concern that the housing initiative came out of concern about skyrocketing real estate [...]
January 16th, 2019 - 2:45 pm § in Uncategorized
If you see this man, turn your back on him.
Max Misch is a white supremacist who harassed Vermont State Rep. Ruqaiyah “Kiah” Morris “with so many racist messages that she resigned.” Then he showed up at her press conference after the state attorney general said he wouldn’t be prosecuted because his actions fell within f[...]