People forget how Paul Von Hindenburg betrayed his constitution and his own oaths by eroding German democracy during the Weimar Republic, and capping it off by appointing Hitler to the Chancellory - which he promised he'd never … [Read more...]
America’s dirty secret
America has a dirty secret : we're addicted to hate. The murder of anti - fascist martyr, Heather Heyer, by a Nazi domestic terrorist is only the most recent evidence of this drugs destructive force. Racism was there at our birth in … [Read more...]
March
March is the three volume graphic novel of John Lewis’ account of his experiences in the civil rights movement. Very powerful and very well done. The final volume won the National Book Award, the first graphic novel to do so. (Art … [Read more...]
“positive peace, which is the presence of justice”
First is to state, in simplest terms, solidarity with all those who are threatened by white nationalists. And to state in the simple, decent and humane phrase, Black. Lives. Matter. It should be utterly uncontroversial to say so. That … [Read more...]
The torches are coming – and there are THREE dead in Virginia – and Trump blames those who demonstrate against hate
The premier White Suprematist Site loves Trumps comments. Okay. Where is your candle light vigil. More to the point, I dealt with this stuff back in Michigan. I remember the pool around the corner that said "No Jews, dogs, or N------" … [Read more...]
Baker admin: This GHG thing is easy!
The Baker administration rolled out new rules for cutting back carbon emissions, to get us 25% below 1990 levels by 2020 per the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 (incidentally, perhaps Gov. Patrick's greatest legacy -- though see … [Read more...]
Niki Tsongas retiring
Start your engines -- statement from Rep Tsongas today: Lowell, MA – August 9, 2017 – Rep. Niki Tsongas (MA-3) released the following statement today. “Ten years ago, I sought this seat because I was motivated by a lifelong commitment … [Read more...]
Send Big Macs and IPhones…
I don't know if folks in D.C. read Blue Mass Group. I hope some do. Lot of news about North Korea lately. They now have a long range missile and maybe a nuke. If their leader is smart, he won't give it up. Look what happened to Colonel … [Read more...]
Lace those Sneakers and Grab those Clipboards
Election 2017 = November 7th = 90 days away. There will be weeks and months of analyzing the impact and causes and lessons learned from the Senate repeal and replace failure. One undeniable message that will come to light is the … [Read more...]
We Do Not Understand Our Criminal Courts
From today’s New York Times: “…more than 35,000 people in New York City are jailed each year because they cannot make bail…[p]eople held in jail are more likely to plead guilty, two University of Pennsylvania studies show, not because … [Read more...]
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