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No Redemption for McConnell

History will not be kind to Mitch McConnell

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 by 4realpeople

Deja 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… Read more “Deja vu for Democrats”

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 by 4realpeople

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.

January 8, 2021 by 4realpeople

An 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… Read more “An American coup d’etat”

January 6, 2021 by 4realpeople

Do 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… Read more “Do not forget how we got here”

October 4, 2020 by 4realpeople

A simple pathway to diversity and inclusion

http://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/business/economy/corporate-diversity-pay-compensation.html

July 14, 2020 by 4realpeople

The 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.].

June 20, 2020 by 4realpeople

Battle 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… Read more “Battle for Fairness: Progressive Prosecutors Under Fire”

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 by 4realpeople

White fear and black lives

Their knee has been on our necks for over 400 years and we are still here and breathing.

May 31, 2020 by 4realpeople

The 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… Read more “The Economics of COVID-19 and racial disparity”

May 31, 2020 by 4realpeople

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