A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident

Yale University released, today, its “Ad-Hoc Institutional Advisory Panel’s Review of the Yale Police Department’s Report of the Incident on January 24, 2015.”

This document with a ludicrously long title is fifteen pages long and provides a heavily redacted overview (it’s not an NSA black ops report) of the incident we all know involved an African American Yale police officer drawing a gun on New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow’s son. Continue reading A white mom’s perspective: @Yale’s Report on the January 24 incident

Analysis: Bibi and Obama: Hillary Clinton’s inelegance

The New York Times is among several news outlets to report on Hillary Clinton’s telephone conversation with Jewish leaders in which she stated her opinion on US-Israel relations, in a clear move away from the Obama administration she used to be a part of. Continue reading Analysis: Bibi and Obama: Hillary Clinton’s inelegance

Dear @MotherJones: Patti Murray is not a Progressive – replacing #HarryReid

Dear Patrick Caldwell,

While I would much prefer to see Senator Warren run for president, she would be best placed to replace Harry Reid, and she would set the progressive tone voters want and keep her fellow Democrats in line. Continue reading Dear @MotherJones: Patti Murray is not a Progressive – replacing #HarryReid

I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis

It feels as if the 2016 Democratic primary was settled in 2008. Whatever else is  assumed about the coming election, the one thing everyone imagines is that the Democrats’ candidate will be a woman.  Continue reading I am not ready for Hillary. Am I still a feminist? | Analysis

The Week in #Racism and #PoliceBrutality, 3/18-3/25 | #BlackLivesMatter

This is a compilation of cases I saw in my news feed this week. It is by no means a complete list of events around the country. I will try my best to generate a post like this each week. Continue reading The Week in #Racism and #PoliceBrutality, 3/18-3/25 | #BlackLivesMatter