Republicans in Deep Denial: Latinos Are Angry at You
Standing on the precipice of the Republican Party's demographic demise, deep in denial about the damage done with Latino voters, many right-wing analysts seek to brush away the GOP's serial attacks...
View Article17 August
When I think of home, I think of a place where there's love overflowing. I wish I was home... -- "Home" A week ago I was on Vandeventer at a bar. I tossed back whiskey and soda and felt my belly burn....
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Perry Case Complicates Boehner's Lawsuit
The indictment of Governor Rick Perry of Texas and his subsequent court case are about to complicate things politically for John Boehner. No matter the actual outcome of Perry's case, the arguments...
View ArticleFerguson Is Everytown, U.S.A.
The tragic killing of college-bound teenager Michael Brown has raised questions about the frequency with which police kill unarmed black men in America. The answer, unfortunately, is far too often....
View ArticleRace, Repentance and Reparations in America
What is happening today in Ferguson, Missouri, had it roots hundreds of years ago, and nothing less than pulling out those roots will heal the situation today. America needs to reconcile with our...
View ArticleThe Fury in Ferguson and Our Forgotten Lessons From History
August 9, 2014, was a summer day that began like any other. It was hot and humid. Chores had to be done. Errands had to be run. For 18-year-old Michael Brown the day was also just normal. He was...
View ArticleGetting the Message Across
This past weekend I've immersed myself in two David vs Goliath stories. The first is Elizabeth Warren's book A Fighting Chance. The formation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- a new...
View ArticleOverdose Awareness Day Is August 31st
Imagine: A health crisis claiming over 16,000 lives each year. Then imagine a prescription drug that could be made widely accessible to save those lives, but isn't. This is not a hypothetical...
View Article'Unhashtagable?'
Hashtag activism draws on the logic that outrage or heightened audience reaction caused by iconic images can sway public opinion and eventually effect changes in policy, an argument that in its modern...
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Republicans Hate Their Own Member of Congress While Democrats Like Theirs
Democrats surprised pundits by opening up a seven point lead in over Republicans in the generic ballot in a Fox News poll, 46 percent to 39 percent. That's because Democrats like their member of...
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The Disease of American Democracy
Americans are sick of politics. Only 13 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, a near record low. The president's approval ratings are also in the basement. A large portion of the public doesn't...
View ArticleTime to Put Policy Over Politics
In August 2012, President Obama extended the policy of deferred action (known as DACA) and provided temporary relief from deportation and made available work permits for certain undocumented children...
View ArticleThe Fire This Time: Missouri Is America
Missouri Is America Missouri is America, and like the nation itself, both racial strife and promise, are part of its enduring legacy. Long before black teenager Michael Brown, died tragically in a hail...
View ArticleToday's Headlines and the Great War
It is with deceptive ease that some ideological pundits lay blame for the current threats emanating in and from radical religious terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria at the feet of the current...
View ArticleWhat Ferguson and the Middle East Really Have in Common
The Washington Post recently published an article comparing the police response to protesters in Ferguson, Mo. with the violent and repressive actions of governments in international conflicts, namely...
View ArticleWe Work Together...But We Live Apart
This is the general rule regarding the interaction between whites and blacks in America. There are exceptions, of course, but this is the pattern. This separation is the burden we carry from the origin...
View ArticleIt Isn't Just Ferguson
Yet another young black man killed. Another grief-stricken family, another outraged community. We've seen this before, and we can be confident we'll see it again. What's going on? I never heard of...
View ArticleFerguson Events Highlight Continued Tensions Between Police and Poor Urban...
The fatal police shooting of unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, and the subsequent events in Ferguson, Missouri, once again highlights the tensions that continue to exist between police officers and the...
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How Do You Deescalate Ferguson?! No, How Do You Deescalate a National Legacy...
Photo credit: Sabrina Thompson, photographer, kuuphotography.com I went to sleep with a heavy heart about the events unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting death of Michael Brown and the...
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