“That Conversation about Race” category archive
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Robert Reich points out that immigrants have long been “America’s secret sauce for economic growth and prosperity,” while they long have also been targets for those who sow hate.
Or you can read the transcript.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom Hartman looks at the series of opinions by the Supreme Supremacist Court and concludes that
In America 2.0, there is no right to vote; governors and secretaries of state can take away your vote without even telling you (although they still must go to court to take away your gun). .
Follow the link for the context of his conclusion.
Republican Thought Police 0
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. It’s how Republicans teach history.
Republican Thought Police 0
Thom dissects the duplicity.
They Would Be Gods 0
At The Japan Times, Nina L. Khrushcheva takes penetrating look at political leaders who attempt to imbue their earthly policies with godly sanction. I find it a particularly timely read in this period surging establishmentarianism. Here’s a nugget:
Go read the rest.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Thom points out that, under the policies of today’s Republican Party, a rising tide lifts only those who own the boats.
Our Trumpled Polity 0
Thom runs the numbers that show that, since Donald Trump entered the political scene in 2015, hate crimes have escalated dramatically.
Thom also notes that “hate is a cheap effective political weapon” and warns not to be taken in by it.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Steve M. looks at the reaction of Fox News hosts to Donald Trump’s suggestion that immigrants sbe used as modern-day gladiators for the entertainment of the masses. He suggests that (emphasis added):
Methinks Steve M. is onto something. Follow the link for the rest.
Afterthought:
I think it telling that, in ancient Rome, gladiators were slaves, and, for all practical purposes, this too would be enslavement–another reason why the Party of the New Secesh would not find this notion objectionable.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I commend to your attention Bob Nightengale’s article on Reggie Jackson’s recent remarks on what it was like being a black man playing minor league baseball in the South in the 1960s.
Remember that there are many who not only wish those days were still, but are working to bring them back.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Thom hears a rhyme.
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*Mark Twain.
Political Climate 0
Thom and a caller discuss why fascism seems to be on the rise in Europe and the U. S. and how the effects of climate change may be fueling fascist impulses.
It’s short piece and well worth a listen.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
I think it’s not an exaggeration to suggest that what was once the “Party of Lincoln” is now the Party of the Secesh.
