The dangerous consequences of gerrymandering and inbreeding
It is interesting and ironic how forty years of dogged gerrymandering by Republicans to create primary-challenge resistant congressional districts has backfired.
MoreDo not forget how we got here
As the President’s illness is comprehensively covered and updated in frenzied, up-to-the-minute posts, I continue to wonder about the fate of all of those brown people–adults and children–who walked here. They came up through Central America and Mexico, hundreds of miles, with just the clothes on their backs and hope for the children whose hands […]
MoreThe big deal about Juneteenth: the history of black people, police and the justice system
Blacks very lucrative, which is why hundreds of White men were hired by these states as police officers. Their primary responsibility was to search out and arrest Blacks who were in violation of Black Codes [Virginia also had Black Codes that made certain conduct criminal only for Black people.].
MoreWill I live to see the moral arch arc bend toward justice?
I was born smack in the middle of America’s “Baby Boom.” I lived my formative years under Jim Crow in rural Missouri. My life spans the arc of America’s modern social and racial history from Brown v. Board of Education to the March on Washington from the War on Poverty to the war on young […]
MoreFalling into the gap: The COVID-19 crisis exposes the consequenses of failing to invest in nonprofit businesses
The COVID-19 crisis exposes the weaknesses in the nonprofit business financing model.
MoreCorona deception: cease and desist
Wishful thinking, irrational behavior and lies will not keep us safe. Resist. Insist on the truth.
MoreModern Black History: “Miss Virginia” a story about the power of being sick and tired
http://www.missvirginiamovie.com/about Modern black history circa 2003-2004. “Miss Virginia” is the story of the power of people. It is about the power that being sick and tired of being sick and tired can generate and how that power led to positive change for students in the Washington, D.C. school district. Good movie. Great message. (Yes, the […]
MoreOn black history and momentum
P-MV. This is the formula for momentum. Momentum(P) = (m)mass x (v)velocity. Black history is our history–not someone else’s. We are responsible for preserving and lifting up our story. It is our story to tell, and it is our individual and collective responsibility to know, own and share it. We have depended on others to […]
MoreMayor Pete: The smartest guy on the the Dem’s debate stage
It seems that Buttigieg is the only Democrat in this race with the common sense to move toward Obama who is reportedly one of if not the most respected Presidents in the nation’s history.
MoreTrump’s efforts to obstruct were clear, Democrats say, but question of impeachment isn’t
The Mueller report’s findings and the special counsel’s deferral to Congress increase pressure on Democrats and 2020 presidential candidates from the party’s left flank. Source: Trump’s efforts to obstruct were clear, Democrats say, but question of impeachment isn’t Yes, there is an election in 18 months, but Democrats’ weakness on impeaching Trump is irresponsible. […]
MoreBirth of the Party of Nixon: July 26, 2018
Welcome to the new “imperial Presidency.” Greetings, to the new Republican Party–the party of Richard M. Nixon.
MoreResist Hate
Masterfully crafted commentaries on our lives in the 1970s are no less insightful and true when taken in today’s context. The lyrics of “Love’s in Need of Love Today,” speak poignantly of hatred and division and the existential threat they pose.
MoreTrump, Greitens and the Money for Vets Scam
Recall the early days of Greitens’ governorship. He was hobnobbing with Trump on a regular basis. What was that about? It seems that it may have been about learning the ins and outs of scamming the public from the master “scammer-in-chief,” Donald Trump.
MoreDeja vu for Democrats
Deja vu. “Here we go again. For the second time in 12 years a newly elected Democratic president is inheriting an economy in deep distress. And while it’s hard to focus on such things after last week’s Trumpist putsch, a lot depends on whether Joe Biden’s plan to deal with our economic woes is effective.” […]
MoreAn American coup d’etat
Imagine the scene at the U.S. Capitol building today if these so-called “protesters” were black, brown, or Muslim. There would be blood in the streets and mass arrests by now. I have not heard one word about any arrests, tear gas, or rubber bullets even though a woman was shot and critically injured in the […]
MoreBattle for Fairness: Progressive Prosecutors Under Fire
Once elected, criminal justice reformers face nasty attacks. By Rashad Robinson http://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/opinion/george-floyd-prosecutors.html “District attorneys elected to carry out progressive policies over the last five years have been met with resistance from police departments and unions, as well as from judges, lawmakers and even some corporations. They have used their power to prevent these prosecutors from doing […]
MoreWhite fear and black lives
Their knee has been on our necks for over 400 years and we are still here and breathing.
MoreThe Economics of COVID-19 and racial disparity
If income inequality is getting worse, then the economy cannot be getting better because more people are worse off. Of course, this only matters if one is concerned with the lived experiences of real people in the real economy. Perhaps the stock market is (was) getting better and the very rich continue to get richer, […]
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