24 Nov, 2024
No! We Did Not Survive the First Term
No! We Did Not Survive the First Term by Wim Laven 1110 words As a seemingly comforting phrase for those...
24 Nov, 2024
28 Jun, 2023
War Trudges On and On and On . . . Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers, Ukraine
War Trudges On and On and On . . . Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers, Ukraine by Russell Vandenbroucke 786 words The...
6 Jan, 2023
They never tire of abusing Dr. King
From the Dept. of Horrible Chutzpah During the fight over the new House Speaker election, ...
14 Oct, 2020
Columbus Day in Pretend America
Before the fake holiday known as Columbus Day completely disappears for another year, I want to grab hold of it for a moment and look at what it really has to offer us: a dizzying dose of historical realism.
29 Jan, 2019
Transforming the Dream into Reality
“This past week witnessed two significant and connected events. We remembered and celebrated the visionary champion of civil rights, social...
7 Nov, 2017
No Lives Matter or Can We Murder Murder— Did MLK Get It Wrong?
“We are all fighting about which lives matter. The truth is, no lives matter…” Kary Love Published in: City Watch,...
3 Apr, 2017
“Fifty Years On: MLK’s Giant Triplets Still Plague Us, Including Militarism.”
“Fifty years ago this April 4, a year to the day before he was murdered, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
27 Mar, 2017
Why ICE Raids Imperil Us All
“A restaurant worker and father of four daughters in Southern California is arrested while dropping his youngest daughter off at...
23 Jan, 2017
Tomorrow Is Today
“The icon’s day has come and gone, and — oh, the irony — eight people were fatally shot in Chicago...
15 Jan, 2017
“Where Do We Go from Here?”
“That question was a touchstone for The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the last year of his life....
9 Feb, 2016
Presidential Politics and the American Soul
“When I want to believe that America is a democracy — indeed, to feel so deeply this is so that...