PERSPECTIVE – The Deja-vu of History
I encourage you to read this fascinating essay by Gina McAfee, statewide coordinator of the Immigrant Partnership Teams, who wrote this essay about her father’s …
Perspective: Think
History, civics, social justice, economics, and philosophy. Comments and an ongoing dialogue with readers are welcome.
PERSPECTIVE – Letter to Jeff Bezos
February 13, 2026 Dear Mr. Bezos: I am addressing you here as owner of the former Washington Post. If “Democracy dies in darkness,” as the …
PERSPECTIVE – DEFY FASCISM JANUARY 20 and BEYOND
Some of this information is repeated from a previous post on fascism, but this post contains more information and specifically links about the January 20th …
PERSPECTIVE – The Road to Dehumanization
I-Trump and the Nazi Playbook An early contributor to dehumanization and the rise of authoritarianism/fascism was Roger Money-Kyrle, a British psychoanalyst and scholar who held …
PERSPECTIVE-Why I Support Phil Weiser for Colorado Governor
The fact that Weiser was selected by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as her law clerk is almost enough for me. You …
PERSPECTIVE-When ICE Is Too Hot To Handle
If ICE Comes to Your Home and Is at Your Door: Do NOT open the door. Say: “Please slide the warrant under the door.” If …
PERSPECTIVE – In Congress, July 4, 1776
“In Congress” means the Second Continental Congress meeting in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. This is where and when the Declaration of Independence was …
EMERGENCY: 1 Brief Action, Please
Please contact your Representative to vote AGAINST the 2025 Budget Bill, H.Con.Res.14 – 119th Congress (2025-2026): Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government …
CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH
It’s remembering our history and keeping it from being whitewashed! It’s based on an event in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865. Union/Federal troops arrived …