Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he is not running for re-election. One response has been that he is the culprit for all these schools closing. I am a Chicagoan and spent half of my education in Chicago Public Schools. I am intimately aware of Read More …
2019 Update: In his address to the United Nations, Trump pushed nationalist rhetoric. The world has gone mad as we collectively decide that nationalism is more important than humanity. In the age of the greatest technological advancements in our history, mankind has decided to revert Read More …
2019 Update: Newsweek reports that the Portland Police is accused of ‘collusion’ with alt-right group Patriot Prayer. “Just make sure he doesn’t do anything which may draw our attention,” [Officer] Niiya wrote [in a text message]. “If he still has the warrant in the system (I Read More …
Photo Credit: Ruben Marquez aka broobs.psd After my last article, American Fascism: Trumpism, I received some not so nice comments on my social media. I was bit surprised because in the past trolls only came after me when I wrote about racism or feminism. We Read More …
UPDATE: Just when you thought babies in cages, not returning them to their families, and a two-year old in immigration court by herself was repugnant, the US Border Patrol used tear gas on the migrant caravan. In the words of Fintan O’Toole, “Babies in cages were Read More …
2019 Update: In his address to the United Nations, Trump pushed nationalist rhetoric. I have compared Trumpism to McCarthyism. However, I fear it may be worse because at least politicians like Republican Senator Margaret Chase-Smith spoke against McCarthyism in her speech Declaration of Conscience. Trumpism Read More …
2018 Update: The new face of the Republican party includes a brothel pimp (Dennis Hof), pedophile, and a Nazi (Arthur Jones), inspired by Donald Trump. Remember when the Republican party said it stood for family values? Remember the “Contract with America” to uphold those virtues? Read More …
2018 Update: The U.S. Supreme Court, with Trump nominated Justice Neil Gorsuch, dealt a heavy blow to voter’s rights and the Voting Rights Act by regarding states purging voter rolls and allowing gerrymandering. For years, Republicans have redrawn voting districts through gerrymandering to its benefit. Read More …
2018 Update: The Trump administration is discharging immigrant recruits who joined under MAVNI to gain citizenship through service. The risk of a foreign-born terrorist threat was a reason. If the administration was genuinely concerned about terrorism within the ranks then it should focus its efforts Read More …
As I read some excerpts from Hillary Clinton’s What Happened book, I rolled my eyes. This is not a critique on the book. This is a critique of the myriad of reasons posited for not understanding her loss and her supporters need to figure out. Read More …
Sept. 2019: A year ago, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times about “the resistance inside the Trump administration …working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations…[because] the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the Read More …
2018 Update: The US government under the Trump administration and Jeff Sessions is trying to use the Bible to justify separating immigrant children from parents. Children have died and been sexually abused in ICE custody. Shame to Christians who fail to call this blasphemy and Read More …