David Gespass

David Gespass is a lawyer in practice in Birmingham, Alabama, and immediate past president of the National Lawyers Guild.

Op-Ed

Job Creationism: The Myth of the Entrepreneur as God

Following the State of the Union address, we see both political parties perpetuate the myth that business owners and corporations are "job creators." In reality, employees of those enterprises …

By: David Gespass ,; Truthout

February 5, 2014

Op-Ed

If We Listened to the Pundits, We Would Still Be British Subjects

Protesters hold signs during a rally at the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, California, November 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) …

By: David Gespass ,; Truthout

December 19, 2011

Op-Ed

Don’t Dream, Organize!

(Photo: Jason Bache) I was asked to speak at a rally opposing Alabama's new anti-immigrant law, HB56, and supporting the DREAM Act. Students wore caps and gowns, …

By: David Gespass ,; Truthout

August 23, 2011

Carlos Alberto Torres – Free, After a Fashion, at Last

History is generally written by the victors. Thus, the American Revolution is recorded as a just struggle for liberation by colonies formerly subject to the whim of the despotic …

By: David Gespass ,; Truthout

July 27, 2010

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