Inequality & Permanent War

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 11:00am
Jeff Faux

Since publication of economist Jeff Faux's 2012 book, The Servant Economy, America’s elite has continued policies that are pressing the living standards of much of the middle class ever downwards. At the same time, lavish gains have gone to Wall Street and Pentagon wars have become a continuing feature of the US posture in the world. Even though politicians talk about helping the middle class recover, wealth flows to the uppermost fraction of the top 1% and the military-industrial juggernaut thrives. It has become increasingly difficult to distinguish the liberal Obama from the neocons of the Bush years. Jeff Faux is founder of the Economic Policy Institute, the premier research center on economic issues effecting working people. He is a regular winter visitor to San Miguel.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, October 11, 2025 - 3:00pm
CST
Location:
1º de Mayo #58, Colonia Aurora, San Miguel de Allende

In October 2024, we had our first artistic and cultural project to continue speaking about Palestine and to raise our voices in favor of the liberation of the Palestinian people and against the genocide being committed in Palestine.

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Monday, October 13, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Film Screening
Followed by discussion with Brad Rockwell
Location:
La Biblioteca, Teatro Santa Ana, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende

2025 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary

Remarkable largely unknown footage of a dramatic turning point in world history covering events over three continents concerning a tragic coup in the Congo. Featuring: Maya Angelou, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy... Read more

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - 12:00pm
CST
Organized by The Reentry Resource Program

You are invited to join a discussion with filmmaker Santiago Esteinou and Cesar Fierro about the new documentaryThe Freedom of Fierro.

César Fierro has just become a free man, and he needs to rebuild his life after being wrongly sentenced to death in Texas. César spent 40 years in prison before being released... Read more

Monday, November 3, 2025 - 1:30pm
CST
Joe Belden
Location:
La Biblioteca, Sala Quezal, Insurgentes 25, Centro, San Miguel de Allende
This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more