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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Have You Had Enough of the Madness of Capitalism? Is It Time To Consider What Marx Really Said? This essay reviews the key argument in Peter Hudis's MARX'S CONCEPT OF THE ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM.
Thursday, September 26, 2013Have You Had Enough of the Madness of Capitalism? Is It Time To Consider What Marx Really Said? This essay reviews the key argument in Peter Hudis's MARX'S CONCEPT OF THE ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
America's Embrace of Willful Ignorance This is a short essay on intolerance. More specifically, willingness of American citizens to accept ignorance as a way of being. This makes for a intolerable atmosphere where violence lives unimpeded.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017America's Embrace of Willful Ignorance This is a short essay on intolerance. More specifically, willingness of American citizens to accept ignorance as a way of being. This makes for a intolerable atmosphere where violence lives unimpeded.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
With Bloomberg, Are African Americans Trying On the Iron Boot? This is an article responding to the support of the black middle class for former NY Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020With Bloomberg, Are African Americans Trying On the Iron Boot? This is an article responding to the support of the black middle class for former NY Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Me Too: Abuse of Power and Managed Inequality Discussion on the abuse of power and my own experience as it relates to this topic.
Wednesday, November 29, 2017Me Too: Abuse of Power and Managed Inequality Discussion on the abuse of power and my own experience as it relates to this topic.
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Friday, April 19, 2019
Get Out!: Harassment of Black Americans Has Historical Roots in American History This is an article about harassment and how it's not only historical as it relates to African Americans, bust also, today, is hard to get law enforcement to document as harassment.
Friday, April 19, 2019Get Out!: Harassment of Black Americans Has Historical Roots in American History This is an article about harassment and how it's not only historical as it relates to African Americans, bust also, today, is hard to get law enforcement to document as harassment.
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
The All-Too Familiar American Narrative: Justice is too Scary! Witness 40 in Ferguson, USA Commentary on the recent The Smoking Gun report and revelations about Witness 40/ the Ferguson grand jury.
Thursday, December 18, 2014The All-Too Familiar American Narrative: Justice is too Scary! Witness 40 in Ferguson, USA Commentary on the recent The Smoking Gun report and revelations about Witness 40/ the Ferguson grand jury.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Fascism: Deep in the Soil of the United States A look at James Q. Whitman's Hitler's American Model in light of the current push to limit what it means to be an American citizen and a push to limit who is a member of the master race.
Tuesday, November 27, 2018Fascism: Deep in the Soil of the United States A look at James Q. Whitman's Hitler's American Model in light of the current push to limit what it means to be an American citizen and a push to limit who is a member of the master race.
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
An Alternative to the Democratic Idea is a Disguise for Fascism A response to the religious Right's attempt to normalize its presence in American society.
Sunday, May 15, 2022An Alternative to the Democratic Idea is a Disguise for Fascism A response to the religious Right's attempt to normalize its presence in American society.
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Friday, June 26, 2020
Police Protect Black Americans? This is a piece responding to the call to defund police--alter the way law enforcement operates in the US.
Friday, June 26, 2020Police Protect Black Americans? This is a piece responding to the call to defund police--alter the way law enforcement operates in the US.
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Sunday, March 29, 2020
An Economy Americans Will Die For: A Cautionary Tale This is a piece describing an incident I experienced on last week where the Kenosha Transit Authority decided to divide the drivers from the riders, mostly seniors and disabled, by yellow caution tape!
Sunday, March 29, 2020An Economy Americans Will Die For: A Cautionary Tale This is a piece describing an incident I experienced on last week where the Kenosha Transit Authority decided to divide the drivers from the riders, mostly seniors and disabled, by yellow caution tape!
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Sojourner Truth, Not Obama This is an article on the necessity of focusing less on the neoliberals but on young Americans.
Wednesday, March 4, 2020Sojourner Truth, Not Obama This is an article on the necessity of focusing less on the neoliberals but on young Americans.
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Thursday, May 5, 2022
Harvard and America's Troubled History This is an article in response to Harvard University's announcement to reserve funds for reparations and to investigate its role in slavery.
Thursday, May 5, 2022Harvard and America's Troubled History This is an article in response to Harvard University's announcement to reserve funds for reparations and to investigate its role in slavery.
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
Bayonets and 15 Sticks of Dynamite, September 15, 1963 Recalling the historical violence, particularly centered around children and September 15, 1963.
Thursday, September 26, 2019Bayonets and 15 Sticks of Dynamite, September 15, 1963 Recalling the historical violence, particularly centered around children and September 15, 1963.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
This Isn't Kafkaesque. It's the Moment Americans Created Commentary on the 2016 Presidential November 2016 Elections
Tuesday, October 18, 2016This Isn't Kafkaesque. It's the Moment Americans Created Commentary on the 2016 Presidential November 2016 Elections
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Ye: Fascism with A Black Face This article is a response to the irresponsible celebrity, Kanye West, Ye, and his hateful remarks about Black and Jewish people in recent months.
Wednesday, December 21, 2022Ye: Fascism with A Black Face This article is a response to the irresponsible celebrity, Kanye West, Ye, and his hateful remarks about Black and Jewish people in recent months.
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Thursday, January 2, 2020
Race for Profits and the Resistance of African-American Women This article is a review of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's book, Race for Profit, How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Underminded Black Homeownership.
Thursday, January 2, 2020Race for Profits and the Resistance of African-American Women This article is a review of Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's book, Race for Profit, How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Underminded Black Homeownership.
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Thursday, January 27, 2022
Does America Prefer Fascism to Democratic Socialism? This is an article in response to the recent spate of gaslighting the American public. I begin with looking at the right-winged reporter's question about Biden moving to the left.
Thursday, January 27, 2022Does America Prefer Fascism to Democratic Socialism? This is an article in response to the recent spate of gaslighting the American public. I begin with looking at the right-winged reporter's question about Biden moving to the left.
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Sunday, May 26, 2019
Harassment of Black Americans in the Trump Era of White Supremacy A second article supporting the campaign to expose more people to the harassment of African Americans in predominantly white housing or neighborhoods. See SPLC's website.
Sunday, May 26, 2019Harassment of Black Americans in the Trump Era of White Supremacy A second article supporting the campaign to expose more people to the harassment of African Americans in predominantly white housing or neighborhoods. See SPLC's website.
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Sunday, January 13, 2019
Behold America's Nightmare: Dreams of Fascism Discussion of Sarah Churchwell's Behold, America: "The Entangled History of 'America First' and 'American Dream'
Sunday, January 13, 2019Behold America's Nightmare: Dreams of Fascism Discussion of Sarah Churchwell's Behold, America: "The Entangled History of 'America First' and 'American Dream'
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Superheroes for the 99% This is an article responding to a movie review in which the critic and host spoke about the billions in sale as a result of Americans flocking to the cinema to see class warfare on the big screen.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019Superheroes for the 99% This is an article responding to a movie review in which the critic and host spoke about the billions in sale as a result of Americans flocking to the cinema to see class warfare on the big screen.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Caste: MLK and the "Untouchables" This is the first of three planned articles on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. This article covers MLK's visit to India's "untouchables."
Wednesday, February 14, 2024Caste: MLK and the "Untouchables" This is the first of three planned articles on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. This article covers MLK's visit to India's "untouchables."
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Sunday, November 10, 2019
The Many Faces of Abuse of Power This is an opinion piece responding to Ronan Farrow's investigative inquiry into Brooke Nevin's claims of sexual assault. Women are not believed, for one. But the story points to abuse of power everywhere. Why are we surprised?
Sunday, November 10, 2019The Many Faces of Abuse of Power This is an opinion piece responding to Ronan Farrow's investigative inquiry into Brooke Nevin's claims of sexual assault. Women are not believed, for one. But the story points to abuse of power everywhere. Why are we surprised?
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Saturday, June 29, 2019
Marx and Martin: This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom This is a review of philosopher Martin Hägglund's discussion on Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.'s radical thoughts regarding the capitalist's economy. Hägglund's book is This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom.
Saturday, June 29, 2019Marx and Martin: This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom This is a review of philosopher Martin Hägglund's discussion on Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.'s radical thoughts regarding the capitalist's economy. Hägglund's book is This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom.
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Saturday, August 5, 2023
Protesting Unjust Policies, Jonathan Eig's King: A Life This is the second and past article unpacking the key points in Jonathan Eig's King: A Life. This article looks at the way in which King and the movement opted to protest the injustice of unfair policies.
Saturday, August 5, 2023Protesting Unjust Policies, Jonathan Eig's King: A Life This is the second and past article unpacking the key points in Jonathan Eig's King: A Life. This article looks at the way in which King and the movement opted to protest the injustice of unfair policies.
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Sunday, February 24, 2019
We Need A New and Just Story to Replace Capitalism This article, originally published at the Black Commentator, discusses the need for a new and just story to replace capitalism.
Sunday, February 24, 2019We Need A New and Just Story to Replace Capitalism This article, originally published at the Black Commentator, discusses the need for a new and just story to replace capitalism.
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Monday, February 24, 2020
Listening to the First African American Woman Composer of Classical Music For Black History Month--a brief essay on the life and works of the first African American woman composer, Florence Price.
Monday, February 24, 2020Listening to the First African American Woman Composer of Classical Music For Black History Month--a brief essay on the life and works of the first African American woman composer, Florence Price.
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Sunday, October 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders This Time? This article is an attempt to discuss the impact the myth of whiteness in the US. No discussion of socialism can afford to discuss class struggle without addressing racism (white supremacy) as it functions to divide humanity in the US.
Sunday, October 27, 2019Bernie Sanders This Time? This article is an attempt to discuss the impact the myth of whiteness in the US. No discussion of socialism can afford to discuss class struggle without addressing racism (white supremacy) as it functions to divide humanity in the US.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
The Black Lives Matter Movement: Channeling James Baldwin, "My Dungeon Shook" A timely return to James Baldwin's "The Dungeon Shook," from The Fire Next Time.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015The Black Lives Matter Movement: Channeling James Baldwin, "My Dungeon Shook" A timely return to James Baldwin's "The Dungeon Shook," from The Fire Next Time.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Greg Grandin's The End of the Myth This is an article focusing on Grandlin's The End of Myth and the drive of the US toward the West.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020Greg Grandin's The End of the Myth This is an article focusing on Grandlin's The End of Myth and the drive of the US toward the West.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Rosa Luxemburg: Interview with Luxemburg Scholar and Editor, Peter Hudis Interview with Luxemburg scholar and the co-editor of the Letters Of Rosa Luxemburg and the Rosa Luxemburg Reader, Professor Peter Hudis
Thursday, August 1, 2013Rosa Luxemburg: Interview with Luxemburg Scholar and Editor, Peter Hudis Interview with Luxemburg scholar and the co-editor of the Letters Of Rosa Luxemburg and the Rosa Luxemburg Reader, Professor Peter Hudis
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
In the Winter of Our Discontent: Health Care, Again Article on experience with the medical establishment.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018In the Winter of Our Discontent: Health Care, Again Article on experience with the medical establishment.
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Sunday, September 3, 2023
White Nationalism in the US and the Triumph of Christianity This article discusses white nationalism and the rise of evangelical Christian violence.
Sunday, September 3, 2023White Nationalism in the US and the Triumph of Christianity This article discusses white nationalism and the rise of evangelical Christian violence.
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Friday, February 14, 2020
In America, People of Color Have the Right to Support and Vote for Bernie Sanders! Commentary on the media's fear that people of color, particularly African Americans will put Bernie Sanders in the White House. Sanders, a socialists, an people of color--not a good omen for those who want the capitalist status to remain in place, as it's beneficial to their lives, the lives of their children.
Friday, February 14, 2020In America, People of Color Have the Right to Support and Vote for Bernie Sanders! Commentary on the media's fear that people of color, particularly African Americans will put Bernie Sanders in the White House. Sanders, a socialists, an people of color--not a good omen for those who want the capitalist status to remain in place, as it's beneficial to their lives, the lives of their children.
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
"Criminal" or "Crazy," Either One: Institutionalization of White Supremacy Another neoliberal project on the race-based economic disparities between whites and Blacks in Madison, WI.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015"Criminal" or "Crazy," Either One: Institutionalization of White Supremacy Another neoliberal project on the race-based economic disparities between whites and Blacks in Madison, WI.
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Sunday, June 14, 2020
Defund, Defund, Defund!: Defund the Police! An article calling for the defunding of the police.
Sunday, June 14, 2020Defund, Defund, Defund!: Defund the Police! An article calling for the defunding of the police.
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
America Isn't Sweet Home, DeSantis! This is an article responding to the fascist DeSantis and his attempt to return Ameria to the days of the plantation.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023America Isn't Sweet Home, DeSantis! This is an article responding to the fascist DeSantis and his attempt to return Ameria to the days of the plantation.
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Monday, October 7, 2019
A Coded Message from the Finnish President? This article is a response to the visit to the White House by the president of the Republic of Finland. I'm particularly responding to the absence of a discussion on what the Finnish president shared with the public.
Monday, October 7, 2019A Coded Message from the Finnish President? This article is a response to the visit to the White House by the president of the Republic of Finland. I'm particularly responding to the absence of a discussion on what the Finnish president shared with the public.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
From Gaslighting to "Ethnic Cleansing": Small Town America This is an article discussing the unofficial practice of gaslighting and ethnic cleansing in Kenosha, WI by real estate agencies.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020From Gaslighting to "Ethnic Cleansing": Small Town America This is an article discussing the unofficial practice of gaslighting and ethnic cleansing in Kenosha, WI by real estate agencies.
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Sunday, June 21, 2020
Black Lives Matter: At the Crossroads This is an article responding to protests against the abuse of Black lives.
Sunday, June 21, 2020Black Lives Matter: At the Crossroads This is an article responding to protests against the abuse of Black lives.
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Saturday, May 30, 2020
Orwell's Animal Farm: Of Rebellion and Forgetfulness This is an article discussing Orwell's Animal Farm and its relevancy for today.
Saturday, May 30, 2020Orwell's Animal Farm: Of Rebellion and Forgetfulness This is an article discussing Orwell's Animal Farm and its relevancy for today.
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Sunday, January 27, 2019
The American Militia and White Supremacy: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment Review of and commentary about Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's newest work, Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment
Sunday, January 27, 2019The American Militia and White Supremacy: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment Review of and commentary about Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's newest work, Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment
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Saturday, January 21, 2023
The Mentally Ill and Senior Housing This is an article critical of placing the seriously mentally ill in senior housing. We have to think outside the box on behalf of the mentally ill and seniors.
Saturday, January 21, 2023The Mentally Ill and Senior Housing This is an article critical of placing the seriously mentally ill in senior housing. We have to think outside the box on behalf of the mentally ill and seniors.
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Sunday, February 3, 2019
America is White, Isn't It? This article is a response to the video incident (between Covington HS students and Native American Elder Nathan Phillips) at the Lincoln Memorial.
Sunday, February 3, 2019America is White, Isn't It? This article is a response to the video incident (between Covington HS students and Native American Elder Nathan Phillips) at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
White Feminism: The "Long-Standing Cozy Relationship with the Racist Status Quo" A article introducing readers to The Trouble with White Women: A Counterhistory of Feminism.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023White Feminism: The "Long-Standing Cozy Relationship with the Racist Status Quo" A article introducing readers to The Trouble with White Women: A Counterhistory of Feminism.
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Monday, June 10, 2019
Seeking Freedom from Eternity: Martin Hägglund's This Life Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom This article is a discussion of Swedish philosopher Martin Hagglund's This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom.
Monday, June 10, 2019Seeking Freedom from Eternity: Martin Hägglund's This Life Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom This article is a discussion of Swedish philosopher Martin Hagglund's This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom.
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Saturday, September 23, 2023
Jesus to John Wayne and An Anti-Democratic Movement Sanctifying Violence A reading of Kristin K Du Mez's Jesus and John Wayne. I'm arguing, as does contemporary socialist philosopher Martin Hägglund, that what is needed is a "deliberating" movement, in which the economic system is abolished. Capitalism and democracy, otherwise, are incompatible.
Saturday, September 23, 2023Jesus to John Wayne and An Anti-Democratic Movement Sanctifying Violence A reading of Kristin K Du Mez's Jesus and John Wayne. I'm arguing, as does contemporary socialist philosopher Martin Hägglund, that what is needed is a "deliberating" movement, in which the economic system is abolished. Capitalism and democracy, otherwise, are incompatible.
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Monday, April 20, 2020
The Tragic Pandemic of Greed This article began in response to emails received from former students, now college teachers, working during this pandemic. Specifically, it's about corporate educational institutions and their push for more and more money--disregarding the health of students and teachers.
Monday, April 20, 2020The Tragic Pandemic of Greed This article began in response to emails received from former students, now college teachers, working during this pandemic. Specifically, it's about corporate educational institutions and their push for more and more money--disregarding the health of students and teachers.
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Monday, April 27, 2020
"Normal" is the Stockpiling of the Dead This article discusses the absurdity of awaiting the normal to return.
Monday, April 27, 2020"Normal" is the Stockpiling of the Dead This article discusses the absurdity of awaiting the normal to return.
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Monday, October 3, 2022
Cuddling Cruelty This is an article discussing my recent observations, as a Black woman, in a predominantly white college campus, one promoting Black Lives Matter.
Monday, October 3, 2022Cuddling Cruelty This is an article discussing my recent observations, as a Black woman, in a predominantly white college campus, one promoting Black Lives Matter.
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Saturday, March 25, 2023
When an Embrace is Deadly: Hitler's First Hundred Days This article looks at the meeting that took place on January 30, 1933, which lead to the rise of hate and death.
Saturday, March 25, 2023When an Embrace is Deadly: Hitler's First Hundred Days This article looks at the meeting that took place on January 30, 1933, which lead to the rise of hate and death.
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Friday, August 21, 2020
Reconstruction, Still Fighting for Freedom in 2020 I want to encourage readers to read the EJI report on Reconstruction in America.
Friday, August 21, 2020Reconstruction, Still Fighting for Freedom in 2020 I want to encourage readers to read the EJI report on Reconstruction in America.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021
It's History: America's "Negro Problem" and African American Resistance Response article to the current effort to dismiss America's history of violence.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021It's History: America's "Negro Problem" and African American Resistance Response article to the current effort to dismiss America's history of violence.
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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Reading Frederick Douglass Part II My second article examining the life of Frederick Douglass with a reading of David Blight's biography, "Frederick Douglass, The Prophet of Freedom".
Sunday, October 18, 2020Reading Frederick Douglass Part II My second article examining the life of Frederick Douglass with a reading of David Blight's biography, "Frederick Douglass, The Prophet of Freedom".
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Saturday, June 4, 2022
Arming for War against the "Undesirable" This is an article in response to the gun culture in the US.
Saturday, June 4, 2022Arming for War against the "Undesirable" This is an article in response to the gun culture in the US.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
The All-Pervasive Blackness, America's Fear of Democracy This is a response to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict of last week. The article uses examples from Madison and Kenosha WI, examples of white fear--the fear of the history of white violence.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021The All-Pervasive Blackness, America's Fear of Democracy This is a response to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict of last week. The article uses examples from Madison and Kenosha WI, examples of white fear--the fear of the history of white violence.
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Sunday, July 12, 2020
No More Tolerating the Intolerable. This is an account of the play of racism in senior housing in small-town America.
Sunday, July 12, 2020No More Tolerating the Intolerable. This is an account of the play of racism in senior housing in small-town America.
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Saturday, January 14, 2023
Appeasing Tyrants This is a response to the article by Daniels Golden, "Muzzled by DeSantis." I'm concerned that progressives outside of academia aren't willing to organize with progressive academics to address the attempt to erase America's history in violence.
Saturday, January 14, 2023Appeasing Tyrants This is a response to the article by Daniels Golden, "Muzzled by DeSantis." I'm concerned that progressives outside of academia aren't willing to organize with progressive academics to address the attempt to erase America's history in violence.
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Monday, February 27, 2023
For Fascists Like DeSantis, It's Midnight in America This is an article responding to the fascist policies and laws being implemented by Ron DeSantis in Florida. For him, it's midnight in all of America.
Monday, February 27, 2023For Fascists Like DeSantis, It's Midnight in America This is an article responding to the fascist policies and laws being implemented by Ron DeSantis in Florida. For him, it's midnight in all of America.
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Doing the Right Thing Is What Matters This is an article reflecting on the relevancy of the late June Jordan's understanding of a moral language when we battle for democracy. Reference to the "Civil War" between those opposed to democracy and justice and those in supprt.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021Doing the Right Thing Is What Matters This is an article reflecting on the relevancy of the late June Jordan's understanding of a moral language when we battle for democracy. Reference to the "Civil War" between those opposed to democracy and justice and those in supprt.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Ladies Sing the Blues This article introduces readers to a 1998 book by Angela Y. Davis on the Blues Women and Feminism.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021Ladies Sing the Blues This article introduces readers to a 1998 book by Angela Y. Davis on the Blues Women and Feminism.
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Sunday, March 22, 2020
Warfare and Healthcare Discussion on the vast amounts of money spend by taxpayers for the production of warfare and regime change when there's no money for healthcare amount other life-developing areas.
Sunday, March 22, 2020Warfare and Healthcare Discussion on the vast amounts of money spend by taxpayers for the production of warfare and regime change when there's no money for healthcare amount other life-developing areas.
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Sunday, May 23, 2021
"Even as We Speak": The Killing Continues Response article to the killing of Ronald Greene. "Even as we speak," is a phrase we hear all to often when it comes to the killing of Black citizens by law enforcement personnel.
Sunday, May 23, 2021"Even as We Speak": The Killing Continues Response article to the killing of Ronald Greene. "Even as we speak," is a phrase we hear all to often when it comes to the killing of Black citizens by law enforcement personnel.
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Friday, February 11, 2022
Look at Where America Is--Again! Response to the rise of bills across the country to suppress the history of white violence toward black Americans.
Friday, February 11, 2022Look at Where America Is--Again! Response to the rise of bills across the country to suppress the history of white violence toward black Americans.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
The Empire of Necessity Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World (Greg Grandin) A review/essay of Greg Grandin's "The Empire of Necessity."
Monday, February 23, 2015The Empire of Necessity Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World (Greg Grandin) A review/essay of Greg Grandin's "The Empire of Necessity."
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Saturday, September 30, 2017
Who's a White Supremacist? Self-reflection on white supremacy. America is still not clear about the meaning of white supremacy. What does it look like in the everyday experience of its citizens.
Saturday, September 30, 2017Who's a White Supremacist? Self-reflection on white supremacy. America is still not clear about the meaning of white supremacy. What does it look like in the everyday experience of its citizens.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020
"Where Are Your Scars?" This article is a discussion on the upcoming 2020 presidential elections and the narrative that "the black community" is in Biden's pocket. There are blacks who are socialists. Blacks who are not religious. The black community isn't monolithic.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020"Where Are Your Scars?" This article is a discussion on the upcoming 2020 presidential elections and the narrative that "the black community" is in Biden's pocket. There are blacks who are socialists. Blacks who are not religious. The black community isn't monolithic.
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Sunday, June 7, 2020
In the Summer of the Pandemic and Insurrections: Reading Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! This is an article discussing Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, 1936 novel about the narrative of American violence.
Sunday, June 7, 2020In the Summer of the Pandemic and Insurrections: Reading Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! This is an article discussing Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, 1936 novel about the narrative of American violence.
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Thursday, October 26, 2023
When White Christian Nationalists Come Charging Again, Who Will Stand for Democracy? Another discussion the urgency needed to confront white Christian nationalism before another insurrection in a town near you.
Thursday, October 26, 2023When White Christian Nationalists Come Charging Again, Who Will Stand for Democracy? Another discussion the urgency needed to confront white Christian nationalism before another insurrection in a town near you.
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Sunday, April 4, 2021
Tyranny of the Crazies This is an article responding to an article about the good ol' days of SDS.
Sunday, April 4, 2021Tyranny of the Crazies This is an article responding to an article about the good ol' days of SDS.
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Sunday, August 2, 2020
From the Congo to the US: The Many Hands and Black Bodies Sacrificed to the Monuments of White Supremacy This is a response to Belgium's announcement that it regrets its past behavior in the Congo.
Sunday, August 2, 2020From the Congo to the US: The Many Hands and Black Bodies Sacrificed to the Monuments of White Supremacy This is a response to Belgium's announcement that it regrets its past behavior in the Congo.
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Monday, July 20, 2020
All the Confederate's Men This is an opinion piece on the tearing down of Confederate statues and monuments.
Monday, July 20, 2020All the Confederate's Men This is an opinion piece on the tearing down of Confederate statues and monuments.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
John Hersey's Hiroshima This is a brief comment on John Hersey's Hiroshima, a book that should be re-read this 75th year of the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020John Hersey's Hiroshima This is a brief comment on John Hersey's Hiroshima, a book that should be re-read this 75th year of the dropping of the atomic bomb.
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Monday, September 12, 2022
It's Not Only in the Movies: Remembering September 15, 1963 and the Children This is an article remembering the 16th Baptist Church bombing that killed four girls.
Monday, September 12, 2022It's Not Only in the Movies: Remembering September 15, 1963 and the Children This is an article remembering the 16th Baptist Church bombing that killed four girls.
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Monday, December 7, 2020
Cobalt Children and the Romancing of Whiteness This article is in response to reports concerning the use of Congolese children as young as six years old in the mining of cobalt.
Monday, December 7, 2020Cobalt Children and the Romancing of Whiteness This article is in response to reports concerning the use of Congolese children as young as six years old in the mining of cobalt.
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Friday, April 8, 2022
The Rights of Others This article describes the experiences of Black Americans, often not garnering attention, but very much an example of racism at ground level.
Friday, April 8, 2022The Rights of Others This article describes the experiences of Black Americans, often not garnering attention, but very much an example of racism at ground level.
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Saturday, October 13, 2018
Feminism in Color Discussion on the need to do more than just include women writers who are feminists of color.
Saturday, October 13, 2018Feminism in Color Discussion on the need to do more than just include women writers who are feminists of color.
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Dismantling A Culture of Violence This is a response to the violence that results in the death of George Floyd.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021Dismantling A Culture of Violence This is a response to the violence that results in the death of George Floyd.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Diverging Memories of the Civil War This is an article on the diverging memories of the Civil War, in which I feature historian David Blight's Race and Reunion.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023Diverging Memories of the Civil War This is an article on the diverging memories of the Civil War, in which I feature historian David Blight's Race and Reunion.
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Monday, May 30, 2022
A Diaspora of Black Resistance: Reading Caroline Elkin's Legacy of Violence This is an article using historian Caroline Elkin's Legacy of Violence to discuss anti-blackness, liberal imperialism, and fascism today.
Monday, May 30, 2022A Diaspora of Black Resistance: Reading Caroline Elkin's Legacy of Violence This is an article using historian Caroline Elkin's Legacy of Violence to discuss anti-blackness, liberal imperialism, and fascism today.
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
We Are Rebels! Encouraging protests. Resistance. A commentary on Chris Hedges' article, "When Fear Comes," January 8, 2017.
Saturday, February 4, 2017We Are Rebels! Encouraging protests. Resistance. A commentary on Chris Hedges' article, "When Fear Comes," January 8, 2017.
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Saturday, December 10, 2022
Fascism's Home in the US This article challenges the argument that Americans had no idea about what was happening in fascist Germany. Black Americans did know. And they responded.
Saturday, December 10, 2022Fascism's Home in the US This article challenges the argument that Americans had no idea about what was happening in fascist Germany. Black Americans did know. And they responded.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Democracy's Advocates in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1868 This is the first of a 3-part article series on the Wilmington, North Carolina Massacre. The articles are based on David Zucchino's book, Wilmington's Lie.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021Democracy's Advocates in Wilmington, North Carolina, 1868 This is the first of a 3-part article series on the Wilmington, North Carolina Massacre. The articles are based on David Zucchino's book, Wilmington's Lie.
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
Refusing America's Democratic Ideal, Part II This is Part II to a two-part series on Du Bois' Black Reconstruction. This article looks at the efforts of former abolitionists Stevens and Sumners and their challenge to the white supremacist, Andrew Johnson.
Saturday, September 18, 2021Refusing America's Democratic Ideal, Part II This is Part II to a two-part series on Du Bois' Black Reconstruction. This article looks at the efforts of former abolitionists Stevens and Sumners and their challenge to the white supremacist, Andrew Johnson.
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Sunday, January 29, 2023
It's Still White Supremacy that Murdered Tyre Nichols This article is a response to the murder of Tyre Nichols. I quote from Alex Vitale's The End of Policing.
Sunday, January 29, 2023It's Still White Supremacy that Murdered Tyre Nichols This article is a response to the murder of Tyre Nichols. I quote from Alex Vitale's The End of Policing.
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Sunday, May 17, 2020
The Face of Violence Against Humanity Isn't Just Corporate CEOs A brief account of the violence of white supremacy in our day-to-day lives.
Sunday, May 17, 2020The Face of Violence Against Humanity Isn't Just Corporate CEOs A brief account of the violence of white supremacy in our day-to-day lives.
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Monday, September 14, 2020
Kenosha is Healing! Kenosha's idea of "healing" is at odds with what is needed to change a stifling atmosphere of white supremacy.
Monday, September 14, 2020Kenosha is Healing! Kenosha's idea of "healing" is at odds with what is needed to change a stifling atmosphere of white supremacy.
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Thursday, April 28, 2022
A Dictatorship of Destruction: Musings on Kay Dick's "They" This piece is a response to reading Kay Dick's They, a dystopian novel, written in 1977. It features the disappearance of books.
Thursday, April 28, 2022A Dictatorship of Destruction: Musings on Kay Dick's "They" This piece is a response to reading Kay Dick's They, a dystopian novel, written in 1977. It features the disappearance of books.
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Sunday, October 7, 2018
The Real Brett Kavanaugh Arrives Commentary on Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the history of American violence
Sunday, October 7, 2018The Real Brett Kavanaugh Arrives Commentary on Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the history of American violence
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
Bullies on the Playground While Gazan Babies Die in the Hospitals This article is a response to the indifference shown by political leaders and certainly weapons manufacturers when it comes to the lives of babies, children, and the youth of Gaza. Fifty percent of the Gazan population consist of children under the age of 18-years-old.
Saturday, November 18, 2023Bullies on the Playground While Gazan Babies Die in the Hospitals This article is a response to the indifference shown by political leaders and certainly weapons manufacturers when it comes to the lives of babies, children, and the youth of Gaza. Fifty percent of the Gazan population consist of children under the age of 18-years-old.
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Friday, August 11, 2023
"Black Matters," American Literature, and Morrison's Playing in the Dark A commentary on one of the lectures Toni Morrison delivered on the presence and the significance of the black personae in American literature.
Friday, August 11, 2023"Black Matters," American Literature, and Morrison's Playing in the Dark A commentary on one of the lectures Toni Morrison delivered on the presence and the significance of the black personae in American literature.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, 2021 This is a commentary on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, 2021.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, 2021 This is a commentary on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, 2021.
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Sunday, July 25, 2021
Who Will You Ask Black Americans To Vote For, Democrats? This an article responding to the lack of action on the part of the democratic leadership when it comes to voting restriction laws. In the meantime, I offer the example of Voting Rights activist Diane Nash and the necessity for non-violent direct action.
Sunday, July 25, 2021Who Will You Ask Black Americans To Vote For, Democrats? This an article responding to the lack of action on the part of the democratic leadership when it comes to voting restriction laws. In the meantime, I offer the example of Voting Rights activist Diane Nash and the necessity for non-violent direct action.
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Monday, March 1, 2021
Precarious Home This is an article about the precarious home in which Black Americans live.
Monday, March 1, 2021Precarious Home This is an article about the precarious home in which Black Americans live.
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Sunday, October 4, 2020
Reading Frederick Douglass During the Pandemic and Black Lives Matter Protests A reading of historian and biographer David Blight's Frederick Douglass along with Douglass's own words.
Sunday, October 4, 2020Reading Frederick Douglass During the Pandemic and Black Lives Matter Protests A reading of historian and biographer David Blight's Frederick Douglass along with Douglass's own words.
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Sunday, July 26, 2020
"Looting" and the Ministry of Truth This is an article responding to the lie that the "looters" are protesters.
Sunday, July 26, 2020"Looting" and the Ministry of Truth This is an article responding to the lie that the "looters" are protesters.
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Friday, September 3, 2021
The Forever Civil War in America, W. E, B, Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1800, Part I Part I of a two-part article series on Du Bois' Black Reconstruction and his understanding of how democracy is always under threat from those who want power to remain in the hands of the wealthy class.
Friday, September 3, 2021The Forever Civil War in America, W. E, B, Du Bois' Black Reconstruction in America: 1860-1800, Part I Part I of a two-part article series on Du Bois' Black Reconstruction and his understanding of how democracy is always under threat from those who want power to remain in the hands of the wealthy class.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
"We Have Woke Up" Jonathan Eig's King: A Life This article covers the first half of Dr. King's development into a great orator, a mover of minds. It's the first half of a reading of Jonathan Eig's King: A Life.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023"We Have Woke Up" Jonathan Eig's King: A Life This article covers the first half of Dr. King's development into a great orator, a mover of minds. It's the first half of a reading of Jonathan Eig's King: A Life.
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Saturday, August 1, 2020
Authoritarians and Their Enablers, Committed to Silencing Protest This is an article about the presence of enablers in small town, the first storm troopers, who are met to represent the people.
Saturday, August 1, 2020Authoritarians and Their Enablers, Committed to Silencing Protest This is an article about the presence of enablers in small town, the first storm troopers, who are met to represent the people.
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Friday, February 10, 2023
Wake Up but Stay Woke! This is a article in honor of Black History Month.
Friday, February 10, 2023Wake Up but Stay Woke! This is a article in honor of Black History Month.
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Sunday, May 3, 2020
Would-Be-Tyrants and Tyrants Discussion of Barbara Garson's Mac Bird and Stephen Greenblatt's Tyrant
Sunday, May 3, 2020Would-Be-Tyrants and Tyrants Discussion of Barbara Garson's Mac Bird and Stephen Greenblatt's Tyrant
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Imagine: Living in A Socialist USA: A Review This is a review of the book, Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA.
Friday, February 28, 2014Imagine: Living in A Socialist USA: A Review This is a review of the book, Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA.
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Health Care Only In U.S.A. The Too Often Deadly And Truly Absurd My personal account with hospitals in the UW, my subsequent seizure, Meningioma surgery, and Medicaid
Sunday, November 2, 2014Health Care Only In U.S.A. The Too Often Deadly And Truly Absurd My personal account with hospitals in the UW, my subsequent seizure, Meningioma surgery, and Medicaid
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Thursday, July 21, 2022
Walking Zombies: The Legacy of Quentin Compson This article is a return to Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, and a look at how Quentin Compson is a shadow figure in American Literature, representing the lingering presence of white supremacy in the 21st Century.
Thursday, July 21, 2022Walking Zombies: The Legacy of Quentin Compson This article is a return to Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, and a look at how Quentin Compson is a shadow figure in American Literature, representing the lingering presence of white supremacy in the 21st Century.
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Monday, July 12, 2021
The Company You Keep! This is an exploration of The Great Gatsby's representation of Black Americans in the 1920s as it relates to the anti-Black sentiments we experience today.
Monday, July 12, 2021The Company You Keep! This is an exploration of The Great Gatsby's representation of Black Americans in the 1920s as it relates to the anti-Black sentiments we experience today.
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Thursday, April 15, 2021
At the End of the COVID-19 Lockdown This article is a response to The Nation's Elie Mystal's article. "I'm Not Ready to Reenter White Society."
Thursday, April 15, 2021At the End of the COVID-19 Lockdown This article is a response to The Nation's Elie Mystal's article. "I'm Not Ready to Reenter White Society."
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Sunday, December 2, 2018
The Nazis Salute in Wisconsin and the Silence of White Progressives and Liberals The link between the worst state in the US to live in and its benefits to the "living space" of progressive and liberal. Features the Baraboo high school photo of students displaying the Nazi salute.
Sunday, December 2, 2018The Nazis Salute in Wisconsin and the Silence of White Progressives and Liberals The link between the worst state in the US to live in and its benefits to the "living space" of progressive and liberal. Features the Baraboo high school photo of students displaying the Nazi salute.
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Sunday, January 16, 2022
Remembering the Door of No Return This is an article employing Howard French's Born in Blackness to discuss the resistance of Americans to relinquish white supremacy.
Sunday, January 16, 2022Remembering the Door of No Return This is an article employing Howard French's Born in Blackness to discuss the resistance of Americans to relinquish white supremacy.
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
The Fixed Nature of the Caste System in the US This is the second article on Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. I plan, at least two more. This article covers the fixed nature of the caste system in the US.
Thursday, February 29, 2024The Fixed Nature of the Caste System in the US This is the second article on Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. I plan, at least two more. This article covers the fixed nature of the caste system in the US.
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Caste: The "Great Lie" This is the third and final article on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. I specifically look at what Isabel Wilkerson calls the "great lie."
Tuesday, March 5, 2024Caste: The "Great Lie" This is the third and final article on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. I specifically look at what Isabel Wilkerson calls the "great lie."
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Thursday, December 9, 2021
Troubling Western Identity This is an article on the continuing effort to erase the history of white supremacy.
Thursday, December 9, 2021Troubling Western Identity This is an article on the continuing effort to erase the history of white supremacy.
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Sunday, May 10, 2020
"Community" During the Pandemic This is an article about the contradictions surrounding the idea of "community."
Sunday, May 10, 2020"Community" During the Pandemic This is an article about the contradictions surrounding the idea of "community."
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
"Dog Whistle" and "Middle Class" Americans This article is a response to an interview of Haney Lopez on Democracy Now!, January 14, 2014. Lopez was discussing his new book, Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class.
Thursday, January 16, 2014"Dog Whistle" and "Middle Class" Americans This article is a response to an interview of Haney Lopez on Democracy Now!, January 14, 2014. Lopez was discussing his new book, Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class.
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Sunday, December 20, 2020
The CROWN ACT: Black Hair Matters Too! This is an article in support of the CROWN ACT which sits in the US Senate waiting for the likes of McConnell to consider whether or not discrimination against the texture of certain hair is democratic?
Sunday, December 20, 2020The CROWN ACT: Black Hair Matters Too! This is an article in support of the CROWN ACT which sits in the US Senate waiting for the likes of McConnell to consider whether or not discrimination against the texture of certain hair is democratic?
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
On Trump's Balcony Critical commentary regarding Kanye West's support for Trump, via Erich Nossack's description of indifference in the immediate aftermath of Allied bombings over Hamburg, Germany.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018On Trump's Balcony Critical commentary regarding Kanye West's support for Trump, via Erich Nossack's description of indifference in the immediate aftermath of Allied bombings over Hamburg, Germany.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
No Guns Necessary A look at the relevancy of Professor Carol Anderson's The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America and the suppression of the rights of black Americans
Wednesday, June 23, 2021No Guns Necessary A look at the relevancy of Professor Carol Anderson's The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America and the suppression of the rights of black Americans
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Sunday, March 31, 2024
Black Protest: When Freedom and Madness Converge Essay on the treatment of black Americans sent to Crownsville Hospital in Maryland. Antonia Hylton has written a book, Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum.
Sunday, March 31, 2024Black Protest: When Freedom and Madness Converge Essay on the treatment of black Americans sent to Crownsville Hospital in Maryland. Antonia Hylton has written a book, Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum.
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Thursday, November 26, 2020
What's "Extremist" About Human Right, Democrats? This is an article in response to the selections of old Obama and Clinton era cabinet members, as opposed to selecting new and vibrant people who are dedicated to democracy, not more of the same from corporate rule.
Thursday, November 26, 2020What's "Extremist" About Human Right, Democrats? This is an article in response to the selections of old Obama and Clinton era cabinet members, as opposed to selecting new and vibrant people who are dedicated to democracy, not more of the same from corporate rule.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Is It Just A Matter of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness? One narrative about the true cost of maintaining a capitalist system.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021Is It Just A Matter of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness? One narrative about the true cost of maintaining a capitalist system.
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Sunday, January 2, 2022
bell hooks: The Warm-Hearted Storyteller Remembering bell hooks at work in the classroom. I remember the response of a young high school student in an Upward Bound program to the reading of Bone Black, hooks' autobiography.
Sunday, January 2, 2022bell hooks: The Warm-Hearted Storyteller Remembering bell hooks at work in the classroom. I remember the response of a young high school student in an Upward Bound program to the reading of Bone Black, hooks' autobiography.
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Monday, January 18, 2021
MLK and Brando: America's Problem This is an article featuring an interview of Marlon Brando by Johnny Carson after the assassination of MLK.
Monday, January 18, 2021MLK and Brando: America's Problem This is an article featuring an interview of Marlon Brando by Johnny Carson after the assassination of MLK.
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Monday, May 31, 2021
America, the Blinded This is an article on the necessity of understanding and embracing democracy. Foundational to this article is Jamaica Kincaid's novel, Lucy, a protagonist from Antigua, who arrives and works in the household as a nanny to a middle-class white family.
Monday, May 31, 2021America, the Blinded This is an article on the necessity of understanding and embracing democracy. Foundational to this article is Jamaica Kincaid's novel, Lucy, a protagonist from Antigua, who arrives and works in the household as a nanny to a middle-class white family.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
At Stake Is the Struggle for Democracy This is an article about the undermining of the struggle for democracy--beginning in institutions. In this case, I provide a recent experience at a Kenosha hospital.
Wednesday, June 9, 2021At Stake Is the Struggle for Democracy This is an article about the undermining of the struggle for democracy--beginning in institutions. In this case, I provide a recent experience at a Kenosha hospital.
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Saturday, August 7, 2021
Dr. Martin L. King Jr. on What W. E. B. Du Bois Taught Us This is an article focusing on King's comments in 1963 on the 100th commemoration of DuBois' birthday. .
Saturday, August 7, 2021Dr. Martin L. King Jr. on What W. E. B. Du Bois Taught Us This is an article focusing on King's comments in 1963 on the 100th commemoration of DuBois' birthday. .
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Saturday, November 6, 2021
An Anti-Democratic Force in Wilmington, NC, November 10, 1898, Part III This article is third and last part of a breakdown on David Zucchino's 2021 Pulitzer Prize book, Wilmington's Lie (non-fiction). It's look at the history of the suppression of black votes and the backlash sending blacks eventually to the era of Jim Crow. .
Saturday, November 6, 2021An Anti-Democratic Force in Wilmington, NC, November 10, 1898, Part III This article is third and last part of a breakdown on David Zucchino's 2021 Pulitzer Prize book, Wilmington's Lie (non-fiction). It's look at the history of the suppression of black votes and the backlash sending blacks eventually to the era of Jim Crow. .
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Saturday, October 16, 2021
We're Not Safe, Thanks to Facebook This is a response article to Facebook's business model and it's danger to Black Americans.
Saturday, October 16, 2021We're Not Safe, Thanks to Facebook This is a response article to Facebook's business model and it's danger to Black Americans.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
White Fear in Wilmington, 1898 Part II This is Part II of three articles using David Zucchino's Wilmington's Lie (2021) to reflect on a period of US history during and after Reconstruction. .
Tuesday, November 2, 2021White Fear in Wilmington, 1898 Part II This is Part II of three articles using David Zucchino's Wilmington's Lie (2021) to reflect on a period of US history during and after Reconstruction. .
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Monday, September 21, 2020
Amid the Catastrophe of State Violence, Liberation Narratives Are Still Being Created Everyday This article includes an interview with a BLM member from Milwaukee who was present the nights of protests in Kenosha, WI.
Monday, September 21, 2020Amid the Catastrophe of State Violence, Liberation Narratives Are Still Being Created Everyday This article includes an interview with a BLM member from Milwaukee who was present the nights of protests in Kenosha, WI.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Of Cotton and Empire: Engaging River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom Part II This is Part II of a discussion on Walter Johnson's River of Dark Dreams.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021Of Cotton and Empire: Engaging River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom Part II This is Part II of a discussion on Walter Johnson's River of Dark Dreams.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
No Indictment of Darren Wilson: Black Lives Still Don't Matter in the U.S. Perspective--a look at the historical narrative of violence that permits violence in practice, article permits the continuation of injustice for Blacks and maintains fear as a mechanism to galvanize white Americans.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014No Indictment of Darren Wilson: Black Lives Still Don't Matter in the U.S. Perspective--a look at the historical narrative of violence that permits violence in practice, article permits the continuation of injustice for Blacks and maintains fear as a mechanism to galvanize white Americans.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Experiencing "Little" Lies Every Day Makes Big Lies No Surprise This article is a response to the instigators, Hawley and Cruz, still sitting in their seats in Washington.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021Experiencing "Little" Lies Every Day Makes Big Lies No Surprise This article is a response to the instigators, Hawley and Cruz, still sitting in their seats in Washington.
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Monday, April 30, 2018
The United States of Guns Commentary on the US's leading role in the selling of violence--via guns/smart-tech weaponry.
Monday, April 30, 2018The United States of Guns Commentary on the US's leading role in the selling of violence--via guns/smart-tech weaponry.
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Monday, March 8, 2021
Harriet Jacobs: Ours Is A Different Story This is a piece for Women's Month covering the significance of reading Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.
Monday, March 8, 2021Harriet Jacobs: Ours Is A Different Story This is a piece for Women's Month covering the significance of reading Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Of Cotton and "Hands": Engaging River of Dark Dreams, Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom Engagement with Walter Johnson s River of Dark Dreams, Slavery and the Cotton Kingdom
Tuesday, January 19, 2021Of Cotton and "Hands": Engaging River of Dark Dreams, Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom Engagement with Walter Johnson s River of Dark Dreams, Slavery and the Cotton Kingdom
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
American Fiction: And the Winner is Always the Market This is an essay/review on the film American Fiction, with a particular concern about its message.
Thursday, March 21, 2024American Fiction: And the Winner is Always the Market This is an essay/review on the film American Fiction, with a particular concern about its message.
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Monday, January 2, 2023
A Casualty of White Rage A reflection of how white rage played a role in my father's life. I realized this while reading Carol Anderson's White Rage. I write about the obstacles blacks encountered while trying to escape the South during the Great Migration.
Monday, January 2, 2023A Casualty of White Rage A reflection of how white rage played a role in my father's life. I realized this while reading Carol Anderson's White Rage. I write about the obstacles blacks encountered while trying to escape the South during the Great Migration.
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Monday, December 8, 2014
Black and Brown Americans Talk Back! Commentary on the reign of white supremacy and the murders of black and brown by figures of authority.
Monday, December 8, 2014Black and Brown Americans Talk Back! Commentary on the reign of white supremacy and the murders of black and brown by figures of authority.
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Monday, October 31, 2016
They Take a Bow and Historical Violence Disappear: "Black Criminals" in Othello at the Royal Shakespeare Company Essay. I want to bring to light the recent theatrical productions featuring a black Iago and a black Aaron Burr.
Monday, October 31, 2016They Take a Bow and Historical Violence Disappear: "Black Criminals" in Othello at the Royal Shakespeare Company Essay. I want to bring to light the recent theatrical productions featuring a black Iago and a black Aaron Burr.
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
“Darkness--Not of Skin, but Mind†Indirectly, a response to a "debate" on racism in the US.
Thursday, April 17, 2014“Darkness--Not of Skin, but Mind†Indirectly, a response to a "debate" on racism in the US.
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Sunday, February 10, 2019
The Worst and the Best of Humanity: 1937 and 1969 This articles recalls the 1969 walk on the moon. This historical moment is linked to 1937 when von Braun takes charge of engineering the V-2 rocket. There is another historical moment, however. Black women answer NASA's call for mathematicians. And so what's hidden history culminates in Armstrong's first steps on the moon.
Sunday, February 10, 2019The Worst and the Best of Humanity: 1937 and 1969 This articles recalls the 1969 walk on the moon. This historical moment is linked to 1937 when von Braun takes charge of engineering the V-2 rocket. There is another historical moment, however. Black women answer NASA's call for mathematicians. And so what's hidden history culminates in Armstrong's first steps on the moon.
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Monday, November 14, 2016
No! We Can't Embrace White Supremacy! Opinion article on what next after the 2016 Presidential election.
Monday, November 14, 2016No! We Can't Embrace White Supremacy! Opinion article on what next after the 2016 Presidential election.
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Friday, November 24, 2023
Where are those American Values when it comes to Gaza? An article in response to comments made by Sem. Coons, representing the Biden re-election team.
Friday, November 24, 2023Where are those American Values when it comes to Gaza? An article in response to comments made by Sem. Coons, representing the Biden re-election team.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Who Isn't Involved in "Politics"? I ask the question, why do too many Americans claim to ignore what they call "politics" in their lives. What are they trying to avoid?
Tuesday, February 16, 2021Who Isn't Involved in "Politics"? I ask the question, why do too many Americans claim to ignore what they call "politics" in their lives. What are they trying to avoid?
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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
And So, This Is What? This is an article in response to the attack against children in Palestine and the WCK.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024And So, This Is What? This is an article in response to the attack against children in Palestine and the WCK.
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Thursday, November 12, 2020
Abolishing White Supremacist Thinking Article suggesting one area the new administration must address in support of grassroots efforts to end white supremacist thinking.
Thursday, November 12, 2020Abolishing White Supremacist Thinking Article suggesting one area the new administration must address in support of grassroots efforts to end white supremacist thinking.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
When Warriors Danced: Lorraine and James This is a cultural focus on Lorraine Hansberry's significance as seen through James Baldwin's eyes ("Sweet Lorraine" letter). It's women's history month.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019When Warriors Danced: Lorraine and James This is a cultural focus on Lorraine Hansberry's significance as seen through James Baldwin's eyes ("Sweet Lorraine" letter). It's women's history month.
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Monday, March 18, 2024
Justice for the Palestinians? This is an article in support of justice in Gaza and in the US--the country encouraging and funding genocide.
Monday, March 18, 2024Justice for the Palestinians? This is an article in support of justice in Gaza and in the US--the country encouraging and funding genocide.
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Monday, November 16, 2020
In A Sea of Red, There's Work Yet to be Done Follow up article on Kenosha, Wisconsin after the Biden-Harris win and a commentary on the Red.
Monday, November 16, 2020In A Sea of Red, There's Work Yet to be Done Follow up article on Kenosha, Wisconsin after the Biden-Harris win and a commentary on the Red.
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Monday, April 1, 2019
Everyone Wants a Piece of the American Pie This is a response to the US College scandal uncovered last month. I'm particularly calling into question the hypocrisy surrounding this scandal.
Monday, April 1, 2019Everyone Wants a Piece of the American Pie This is a response to the US College scandal uncovered last month. I'm particularly calling into question the hypocrisy surrounding this scandal.
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Monday, April 29, 2019
Reparations: Beneficiaries of the Slave Trade, Still This article discusses Professor Craig Wilder's findings in Ebony and Ivy regarding the foundation of Ivy League Universities and their link to the slave trade.
Monday, April 29, 2019Reparations: Beneficiaries of the Slave Trade, Still This article discusses Professor Craig Wilder's findings in Ebony and Ivy regarding the foundation of Ivy League Universities and their link to the slave trade.
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
Escaping Trapdoors: An Email from the Biden-Harris Administration An article in response to the Biden-Harris administration's student debt-forgiveness programs.
Sunday, April 14, 2024Escaping Trapdoors: An Email from the Biden-Harris Administration An article in response to the Biden-Harris administration's student debt-forgiveness programs.
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Saturday, December 16, 2023
Dictatorship U. S. A.! a response to the lack of outrage from the Democratic Party's leadership calling for more and more spending for the massacre of children. while at home, black children are to learn what about their history in this country?
Saturday, December 16, 2023Dictatorship U. S. A.! a response to the lack of outrage from the Democratic Party's leadership calling for more and more spending for the massacre of children. while at home, black children are to learn what about their history in this country?
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
MLK: To Break His Silence This is an article honoring the anti-war stands of Martin Luther King.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024MLK: To Break His Silence This is an article honoring the anti-war stands of Martin Luther King.
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Monday, May 6, 2019
Reparations: The Suffering of Us An article on why reparations matters and should be discussed in this country.
Monday, May 6, 2019Reparations: The Suffering of Us An article on why reparations matters and should be discussed in this country.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Approaching Fascism Locally Too! Response to fascist solutions by those with an interest in maintaining white supremacy.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023Approaching Fascism Locally Too! Response to fascist solutions by those with an interest in maintaining white supremacy.
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
The Horror! The Horror! This article is a response to the deaths of children in Gaza.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024The Horror! The Horror! This article is a response to the deaths of children in Gaza.
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Monday, January 29, 2024
Medical Care in the US, Black Women, and rthe Lack of Compassion Where There's Innocence This is an article on the stress of being black, or rather, a black woman, while trying to receive medical care in the US.
Monday, January 29, 2024Medical Care in the US, Black Women, and rthe Lack of Compassion Where There's Innocence This is an article on the stress of being black, or rather, a black woman, while trying to receive medical care in the US.
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Sunday, February 4, 2024
What Is Feared When White America Bans Books? This is an article about my experience with books, libraries and the co-founder of Moms for Liberty visit to the Joy Reid show.
Sunday, February 4, 2024What Is Feared When White America Bans Books? This is an article about my experience with books, libraries and the co-founder of Moms for Liberty visit to the Joy Reid show.
