There I lay, a seed Continue reading Hybrid seed | Blog#42
Richard J. Eskow (@RJEskow): The Left Matters – Now, More Than Ever | Progressive voices on Blog#42
May 22, 2015
Some leading Democrats seem to have a love-hate relationship with the left. Sure, progressives seem to have more influence than ever in the party this year, at least rhetorically. But it doesn’t look like the friction will be going away any time soon. Continue reading Richard J. Eskow (@RJEskow): The Left Matters – Now, More Than Ever | Progressive voices on Blog#42
Moonface ~ Cushing’s Syndrome | Blog#42
Cushing’s Syndrome Continue reading Moonface ~ Cushing’s Syndrome | Blog#42
Open letter to Joe @MadisonSiriusXM: on #ManUp, #PantsUp on Blog#42
Dear Mr. Madison,
I’ve been a fan of yours for many years. That is, I was one until I saw this picture on your Facebook timeline this week.
Continue reading Open letter to Joe @MadisonSiriusXM: on #ManUp, #PantsUp on Blog#42
Paul Krugman: Trade and Trust | Postscript to my comment | NYTimes | Blog#42
Curated below are my comments and replies from New York Times readers, followed by an excerpt of Paul Krugman’s May 22nd op-ed. Since the publication of this op-ed, the U.S. Senate has passed the legislation that enables the fast-track of the TPP in Congress. The legislation is now, quite ironically, in the hands of none other than Paul Ryan. Continue reading Paul Krugman: Trade and Trust | Postscript to my comment | NYTimes | Blog#42
What we’re arguing about when we’re arguing about trade deals. | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy
What we’re arguing about when we’re arguing about trade deals.
Your Congress in its own words: what they can’t say about the TPP | Blog#42
Here are your representatives in the U.S. Congress, in their own words, about what they are allowed and not allowed to see and do, when it comes to doing YOUR business in the context of a trade agreement that will affect your jobs, the prices you pay for certain things and the legal rights of corporations vis a vis the laws your Congress passed.
This is not how a Democracy is supposed to operate. Continue reading Your Congress in its own words: what they can’t say about the TPP | Blog#42
Harry Houck: an exemplar of supremacist indoctrination
A May 19th CNN panel compared the handling of the Waco, Texas biker gang by Texas police, and the media’s depiction of this weekend’s events as compared to the unrest in Baltimore, Maryland, just two weeks earlier. The panel included journalists Charles M. Blow and Sally Kohn, and former law enforcement officer Harry Houck. Later that evening, the same panelists reconvened on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon to reprise the conversation they had earlier with anchor Brooke Baldwin.
Continue reading Harry Houck: an exemplar of supremacist indoctrination
#AlesiaThomas died at the hands of the #LAPD | #BlackWomensLivesMatter on Blog#42
Alesia Thomas is one of many women who, in the last several years, have met a brutal death in the custody of police. The officers involved in Thomas’ arrest are now on trial in Los Angeles. While Thomas’ case is receiving local coverage, it hasn’t garnered much publicity outside of California. Continue reading #AlesiaThomas died at the hands of the #LAPD | #BlackWomensLivesMatter on Blog#42
PBS documentary: American Denial | understanding the roots of subconscious bias | #Racism on Blog#42
“In the wake of recent events that have sparked a national dialogue, American Denial explores the power of unconscious biases around race and class. Using Gunnar Myrdal’s 1944 investigation of Jim Crow racism as a springboard, the film shows how unrecognized, unconscious attitudes continue to dominate racial dynamics in American life.” Continue reading PBS documentary: American Denial | understanding the roots of subconscious bias | #Racism on Blog#42