Political Education
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2.3KSecond Stimulus Check Update
In late May I wrote about the Second Stimulus Check, “The Heroes Act” passing the House with there being very little chance...
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2.2KLet’s Talk about the Electoral College
The United States Supreme Court ruled in a 9 – 0 decision that states have the right to “bind” their electors to...
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2.4KWhat is Cancel Culture
The act of canceling, also referred to as cancel culture (a variant on the term “callout culture”) describes a form of boycott in which an individual (usually...
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The Next Reactionary Authoritarian Leader
More disciplined.Less reckless.More competent.Less belligerent.Far more dangerous. The next authoritarian leader is out there, watching President Trump self destruct. Learning from Trump’s...
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‘Defund the Police’
‘Defund the Police’ is an agenda which advocates the shifting of funds away from police departments and reallocating those funds to other...
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3.2KBeing the White Mother of a Bi-Racial Son
I am the white mother of a bi-racial (my husband is Chinese-American) son. While watching, what feels like a reckoning on my...
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4.7KGeorge Floyd, Systemic Racism, and being a White Woman
George Floyd was an unarmed black man who was murdered by four officers of the Minneapolis Police Department on May 25th. His...
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Aaron Wildavsky’s Recipe For Violence
” A recipe for violence: Promise a lot; deliver a little. Lead people to believe they will be much better off, but...
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Frances Fox Piven: Saving Capitalism From Itself
Some ninety years ago The Great Depression exposed the soft vulnerable underbelly of capitalism. Today the COVID-19 pandemic and technological advancements further...
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2.4KThe Second Stimulus Check
My family received our first stimulus check last month. Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced “The Heroes Act” last Tuesday, which includes another $1200...