The president manipulates the left like puppets on a string.
Black Lives Matter
Posted inPolitical Animal
Obama-Trump Voters Need to Apologize to Puerto Rico
Remember Colin Powell’s “Pottery Barn doctrine” with regard to the Iraq War–”You break it, you own it”? That same rule should apply to the consequences of bad voting decisions. Those who voted for Donald Trump last November–especially the folks who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, only to take leave of their senses […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
Women Athletes Have Been Leaders in the Fight for Justice
Before Colin Kaepernick took a knee, WNBA players were speaking out.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Black Lives Matter and 9/11
Our divisions are deeper than our disagreements. We don’t know how to talk to each other.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Not Suitable for Children
Remember eight years ago this week, when right-wingers freaked out over President Obama’s back-to-school address to public school children? MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow noted at the time that the right-wing meltdown was completely irrational, since Obama said nothing offensive during the speech. Eight years later, if Donald Trump decided to deliver a back-to-school address to America’s […]
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Blaming Identity Politics Is Like Saying ‘All Lives Matter’
Our divisions are not being caused by those who are demanding to be included.
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How the Right Wing Weaponizes ‘Identity Politics’
Standing up for people’s rights is not divisive.
Posted inBooks, Featured, Magazine, March/April/May 2017
Thinking Again About Crime
When the citizens of Ferguson and other communities pushed back against the criminal justice system, MSNBC host Chris Hayes was on the scene. Now he has some thoughts worth considering.
Posted inEducation, K-12
Children Can See Adult Decisions Killing New Orleans Youth
Let’s give our kids a fighting chance.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Break On Through (To the Other Side): Part I
With apologies to Rachel Maddow, let’s play a game of “Debunktion Junction.” True or false: there is widespread progressive anger over Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s attempts to attract Republican support. Absolutely false. The New York Times missed the mark by a mile when it promoted the idea that there are legions of liberals who […]
