Talking Capitalism in the Delta: Indianola, MS
The Mississippi Delta has a critical role in the development of U.S. (and global) capitalism. Like many people - even ones who have...
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About the blog
The Talking Capitalism blog is a way to share words and images from Sarah's road trip 2018 but also from members of the Talking Capitalism Collective and others.
Posts from the road trip will appear on The Blog page but only posts from the road (Sarah's and those of people she meets) will appear on the Road Trip page.
We're eager to open the conversation to as many people as possible; if you'd like to post to the blog, please email talkingcapitalism@gmail.com or go to the Contact page.
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Talking Capital Globally @ Dallas County Community College
North Lake College is part of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). DCCCD was established in 1965 and is made up of...
"They Don't Want Us Talking About It" Capitalism @ Cabrillo College, Aptos CA
Cabrillo College, on the coast between Santa Cruz and Watsonville was established in Watsonville in 1959 as "an open-door institution...
Mt. Madonna School: Talking Capitalism Above Watsonville CA
Mount Madonna Center is a spiritually-focused community and retreat center located in the Santa Cruz mountains that form Watsonville's...
Watsonville CA: Berries, Unions, Sneakers & Ambitions
Watsonville CA is located in the Pajaro Valley, on a plain between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Cruz Mountains, 95 miles south of San...
Travelling While Privileged #1: A Castle In The Desert
Throughout this trip I have been conscious of how my privilege shapes my experience of travel. I'm white, middle-aged, U.S. citizen,...
Boys in Gold Mines
After spending a night in Lamoille in northeastern Nevada, I stopped for coffee in nearby Spring Creek at the Mudd Hutt, "a basque coffee...
Why No Compromise, Let Alone Consensus?
Guest post, Larry Zacharias, Retired Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst Following World War II, what remained of the...
Jackson Hole WY: Most Beautiful, Most Unequal
Working my way west and south from North Dakota I spent a couple of days in Driggs, Idaho, near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I'd never been...
Williston ND: Young People in a Boom-Bust-Boom Town
I went to Williston ND because it is an unusual example of capitalism. Talking with students I generally say an economy is "how we make...
Talking Capitalism @ Oglala Lakota College, Kyle SD
In the evening, after teaching at Little Wound High School, I worked with students in Prof. Joanne White Thunder's Introduction to...
Are We On The Road To Fascism?
Guest post, Larry Zacharias, Retired Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst I’ve been thinking of two interrelated themes these...
Talking Capitalism With Students @ Little Wound H.S., Kyle, SD
On October 2nd I taught six classes at Little Wound High School in Kyle, SD. It was a full day - and gave me renewed respect for the...
Control of Land in Capitalism - Who & How?
A goal of the Talking Capitalism project is to stimulate conversations with (and ideally between) people living with a variety of the...
The Communists (?) of Madison County (1933)
When I was preparing for this trip a friend sent me a very useful book, Cornbelt Rebellion: The Farmers' Holiday Association (Shover,...
"We LIKE Capitalism"- Lemonade, Twain, Mexican Food and Levees - Hannibal MO
Reading and talking about work - what it feels like, how - and why - we do it, its role in making value in business, its constitution as...
Taxes and Spending - Belleville, IL
Last week I spent a couple of days in Belleville, Illinois. Belleville (pop. 43,000) is 25 miles east of St. Louis. One reason I'd...
Corporations, Patriarchy and Women’s Health
by Rami Kumar, Assistant Professor, Communications Dept, Central CT State University, member Talking Capitalism Collective Lately I have...
Capitalism is Beautiful
Eric Phelan, Talking Capitalism Collective member, is a 2018 Central CT State University graduate When I first came to college at Central...
Food, Drugs & Capitalism
Guest post: Abigail Meisel, writing teacher Driving across northern Alabama recently—en route from my current hometown, Montague,...
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