Justice Dept: Alabama Immigration Law Complicating Enforcement

Due 2 December 2011. Compare the two articles on the new Alabama Immigration law. In the next blog spot (for the next article) write your response to the questions posed.

How Alabama's Immigration Law is Crippling its' Farms

Due 2 December 2011. Compare the two articles on the new Alabama Immigration law.

What are the hazards of implementing this law? Be sure to indicate POV (point of view) from the farmers? police? economy? local budgeting? community?

What are the positive points of this law? (POV)

In your opinion, determine if the law should be continued or repealed? In other words, do the costs outweigh the benefits?

How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich

Due November 28, 2011. What are the economic realities of what the GOP proposes? How does the creative slashing of specific taxes benefit the wealthiest 1%? How do these slashed taxes benefit the middle class?

The Globalization of Protest

Due November 18, 2011. Joseph Stiglitz speaks about inequality and the 1% vs. the 99%. Why does he say, "The rise in inequality is the product of a vicious spiral....."? What is wrong with the system???

Paul Krugman, Larry Summers Take Their Corners for Munk Debate

Due November 18, 2011. How do Krugman and Summers agree? On what policies do they disagree? In your opinion, who makes the better argument.

The Globalization of Protest

Due 11 Nov 2011. Nobel Prize Economist Joseph Stiglitz relates his analysis on the OWS protests. He discusses contrast between overregulated democracy and unregulated bankers. How do you evaluate this discussion?? Should income equality become a goal of the capitalist system?? What steps should be taken to solve the problem, if any??