“That Conversation about Race” category archive
The Privatization Scam 0
Arizona’s state budget is in big trouble because of the privatization scam. That’s something you can voucher on.
Here’s a bit of the report from ProPublica:
But as it turns out, the parents most likely to apply for these vouchers are the ones who were already sending their kids to private school or homeschooling. They use the dollars to subsidize what they were already paying for.
Much more at the link.
The Republican Contract on America 0
Rebecca Watson takes a look at the “Heritage” Foundation’s Project 2025 (warning: mild language):
Or you can read the transcript.
Myth Buster 0
In the course of a longer article how, in evaluating candidates for office, we need to look at the big picture when evaluating candidates for office, the Portland Press-Herald’s Victoria Hugo-Vidal makes a trenchant observation (emphasis added):
Follow the link for context.
More Mean for the Sake of Mean 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Charles Hebert looks at the recent decision by the Supreme Supremacist Court allowing jurisdictions to criminalize homelessness; he sees no good coming from it.
He makes four main points. Follow the link for a detailed exploration of each one.
- The Supreme Court decision on homelessness has downstream detrimental effects on vulnerable individuals.
- Persons experiencing homelessness often suffer with mental illness.
- The involuntary displacement of unsheltered individuals with substance use disorders increases overdose risk.
- The Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the number of those experiencing homelessness.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
It’s also a long-standing tactic of apologists for the Secesh. Here’s a recent example:
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article claiming that accounts of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to attempt to smuggle Africans into bondage in the American South, was somehow a hoax.
At AL.com, historian Meg McCrummen Fowler methodically deconstructs the deception.
Stray Thought, Still Rising Again after All These Years Dept. 0
I think I’ve finally figured out just what heritage the “Heritage” Foundation is determined to preserve.
What’s in a Name? 0
Apparently, in this case, getting a job interview.
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.
