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 …
Perspective: Think
History, civics, social justice, economics, and philosophy. Comments and an ongoing dialogue with readers are welcome.
PERSPECTIVE-Facts About Undocumented Immigrants
The brouhaha that Trump created with ICE roundups and deportations without any semblance of due process finally resulting in media attention getting action in Los …
The Cruelty and Falsehoods of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
If this bill passes, 190 rural hospitals will close, federal spending on Medicaid will be reduced by a minimum of $600 billion over a decade, …
PERCEPTION – CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
There are two ‘definitions’ (‘understandings’ would be a better description) of what constitutes a Constitutional crisis. The first is simply that an issue arises for …
PERSPECTIVE – Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble
Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble is always nonviolent, goal oriented, grass-roots, and a critical USA mechanism for righting wrongs. For a young, black boy from the …
APRIL 5TH PROTEST HANDS OFF OUR DEMOCRACY
ALSO see https://indivisible.org/ for more information. Please plan to attend the most convenient location you can get to. The biggest demonstration will be in …
PERSPECTIVE – Time to Stand Up for Mahmoud Khalil
First, being opposed to Israel’s policy of destroying Gaza and now the West Bank is NOT the same as being antisemitic. Antisemitism is one form …
PERSPECTIVE – Elon Musk & Hungary vs USAID
The death of USAID murdered by Elon Musk: “Notification of Administrative Leave – As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire …
PERSPECTIVE – Economic Boycott
For those of us who did not vote for the tech bros plutocracy, here’s a call to action. Actually, nobody voted for them because they …