Trump murders four more black women
Four Haitian women applied for asylum, saying they fear for their lives in Haiti. Trump deported them back to Haiti anyway, where all four were beheaded.
Bad-Faith Conservatives Are Just a Time-suck
What’s the cost/benefit of listening to a bad faith conservative? I want to know their concerns, but if I have to research everything they tell me, I’ve wasted my time twice.
The Police Murdered George Floyd. Where are the Republicans?
Derek Chauvin was just found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Democrats are in the news, but where are the Republicans? They’re the hardline, pro-police party. They’re guilty of inciting racial murder. We can’t let the GOP pretend this gristly homicide doesn’t touch them.
The Deep Roots of Trumpism in Republican Lies
Former Republicans cast Donald Trump as the devil. “He broke the party!” they shout. But no, the roots of Trumpism are buried in Republican operatives used deception, manipulation, and racism to corrupt their base. Trump wasn’t an aberration; he is the GOP’s natural heir.
The Institutional Roots of Racism
Forget about police violence for a second. When we depend on fines & penalties to pay the bills, the institutional roots of racism are baked into the Justice system. We are directly responsible, but we can fix it, too.
The Media and Poor Reading Comprehension
(I borrowed the image from an excellent article in Mother Jones: It’s Time for Journalism to Stand for Something.) Here’s a surprise. Apparently, despite publishing hundreds of thousands of words every day, the Washington Post and the New York Times show poor reading comprehension. I thought they’d be better, but it explains much of today’s news reporting. And why we end up so confused sometimes. It’s...
Control the Language to Control the Argument
There’s an old argument: control the language, and you control the argument. The GOP is very good at reshaping language to their needs. And they use that skill exclusively to swindle us. In another post (Democratic Moral Amnesia), I talked about how, when the GOP brands a liberal idea with scare words, Democrats promptly hand over their lunch money. My beef there was with...
Why I’m a Racist
I’m a racist. I’m nervous saying this out loud, but yes, of course I’m a racist. It isn’t something I want, don’t get me wrong. Nobody wants to be a racist. But I am. I’d change that if I could, and I do change whenever I can, but I’ll never find all the racism in me. It’s not something I’ll realistically be able to do. And...
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