Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

A Lecture on Protest and Disobedience

I admit this is a bit rough, but I think it works. It is a video version of a slide-show lecture I was planning to give my freshmen comp students. The video is shorter than the classroom presentation, because it can’t allow for questions and discussion. Feel free to comment and discuss.

I will post a Works Cited page later — the one in the video may not be complete.

Remember Your Neighbors in a Time of Need

 

The coronavirus is causing more than just physical pain. It’s also causing significant economic distress.

As the AP points out,

Nearly 10 million Americans have since applied for unemployment benefits, far more than for any corresponding period on record.

And these numbers may understate the full impact. Small business owners, independent contractors, and gig workers are not eligible for unemployed benefits, which means that, despite many losing their jobs, they are not part of the count.

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