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American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a women-only...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.by Tazeen M. Ali, Assistant Professor of Religion and Politics, Washington University in St...
View ArticleGA SOS Raffensperger Flirts With Trump Propagandists in Reelection Campaign,...
A principled conservative who rejected demands in 2020 to “find votes” is now singing a very different tune.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was produced by Voting Booth, a project of the Independent...
View ArticleThe danger to Democracy - No checks and balances-A Long But Necessary Post
The US Constitution was written so that each branch of the federal government would be a check on the other branches. The president can be impeached by the US House of Representatives and convicted by...
View ArticleGod on His Side? Doug Mastriano’s Rise in the PA GOP Gubernatorial Primary,...
God on His Side? Doug Mastriano’s Rise in Pennsylvania’s GOP Gubernatorial PrimaryAnother extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging, and it’s not all Trump.By Steven RosenfeldThis article was...
View ArticleMusings for Friday - What Keeps You Going?
For the almost 20 years that I’ve been on this site it seems we’re still fighting the same fights. And we are. In some cases we’re fighting fights we thought we had won 40, 50 or 60 years ago....
View ArticleSteve Schmidt "The Union movement absolutely built the American middle class "
The fact is that unions give people a ticket to the middle class. Big businesses dominate the economy. For example, the top four domestic airlines collected 41 percent of the industry’s revenue 10...
View ArticlePuerto Rican municipalities sue big oil companies over Hurricane Maria and...
Environmental justice can be oh-so-boring, especially when brown and black people that speak Spanish or Creole are the victims. They may be the first to get kicked in the genitals by environmental...
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Howard Thurman, Vermeer's "Christ in the House of Mary and Martha," and the...
I am writing a book on Howard Thurman (who helped lay the theological foundation for the U.S. Civil Rights movement and was a mentor to Dr. King), the parables of Jesus (in particular the Prodigal Son...
View ArticleTomgram: Rebecca Gordon, Three Conversations about Politics
This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.Since I turned 18, I doubt I’ve ever missed a vote. Certainly, though, I never...
View ArticleDon't Sleep Through the Revolution
Sunday, January 15, 2023 is the anniversary of the birth of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1929. Monday is the federal holiday recognizing his contributions to the struggle for racial equality and...
View ArticleReconciling Anat Schenker-Osorio, Mariana Mazzucato, Jonah Berger, Dan...
I have been following the work of Anat Schenker-Osorio, hereafter ASO, for quite some time. But lately I’ve become more of a fan. I found an interview with her from “The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow”...
View ArticleRemembering the World's Women
In this month of honoring women, especially on March 8th, International Women’s Day, my mind and heart are filled with thoughts of women and girls around the world. Having worked globally, I have...
View ArticleVetoing the ESG ban is the most capitalist thing Joe Biden has done as president
Republicans love to talk about their devotion to the principles of free-market capitalism. Notice I said talk. But when it comes to action—as exemplified recently by their unprincipled attempts to ban...
View ArticleChauncey DeVega talks white poverty & Republican hypocrisy
In the article linked below, Black journalist Chauncey DeVega zeroes in on some "inconvenient facts that upset the dominant narrative about the color line and poverty in America."With incisive critical...
View ArticleA successful social justice movement's "secret ingredient"
Have you ever heard of Chris Hartmire and his relationship with Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers movement? If not, you may have missed one of the major factors in the success of the movement. At one...
View ArticleNo, DeSantis, America does NOT want to be Florida
In recent years, Florida has become a hotbed of increasingly extremist policies under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis and his Republican cronies. These policies, which veer towards far-right...
View ArticleSocial Justice writers, here's your award
The Award is given annually to a promising nonfiction writer whose work combines warmth, humor, wisdom, and concern with social justice. The 2023 award will be accompanied by a $5,000 honorarium and a...
View ArticleJury Nullification: A Mitigator in America’s Culture Wars
Political polarization in American politics has been a hot topic in the U.S. for decades as it continues to increase. Regardless of who you blame (biased news media, gerrymandering, conspiracy...
View ArticleSing out: I Like Science!
Not only do truth & justice matter, but they also have a good beat! After all of the anti-science tripe we've faced in the past few years, I'm hoping you'll find a bit of joy in this quirky little...
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The Goonies: An assault on Reaganomics
One day you wake up. Almost instinctively you have an urge to get the hell out of your house. Family is great and all. But from elementary school on, you formed your own adopted family. Your circle of...
View ArticleWhich Witch Is Which? How Imagery and Propaganda Mislead Our Minds
Oh, the miracles of social media, and why I go fishing in that polluted stream!Yes, I am being sarcastic, that’s my up-front disclaimer. You need to know that. You need to be told, this is begins...
View ArticleClaims Biden supports genocide are outrageous and false- he's advocating for...
It is absolutely outrageous to say that President Biden supports the genocide of the Palestinian civilians. It's incredibly ignorant to attack President Biden and not vote for him on the basis of a...
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Sorry to harsh the holiday vibe. Violence, climate change, consumption, and...
The gods may move slow, but when they do move, they move inexorably. We feel like we have control over climate collapse but we don’t. This change has been a long time coming and we just happen to be...
View ArticleJoy Reid warns us of the threat of Christian Nationalism as Iowa caucus...
UPDATE: Tuesday, Jan 16, 2024 · 6:43:35 AM +00:00·Dem80% of fundamentalist Christians have voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election and in the 2020 presidential election and 80% of...
View ArticleAfter being pinned to the ground by cops, I get why an innocent Black person...
“Get out of the car!”A cop in riot gear appears out of nowhere at my driver’s side window. Sunlight reflects off a faceless helmet. He points what looks like an M-16 machine gun at my head.“Move! Now!”...
View ArticleMy Tribute to Alexei Navalny
I want to take a few minutes to honor, Alexei Navalny. Putin murdered him, Putin murdered his body.But Putin is a small minded, weak, emotionally crippled little man who’s soul lives in a dark place....
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Economics for Our Earth
Let’s take a look at no growth, post-growth economics and a steady state economy. For many of you, these terms are seared into your memory. For others, I am hoping they will inspire action to do things...
View ArticleDimitri Tsafendas: South Africa’s Forgotten Freedom Fighter
April 27, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of the end of legalized racial oppression in South Africa — known officially as “apartheid.” However, most people still don’t know the name of an important...
View ArticleHampton Roads Climate Cowards: Responsible Climate-Forward Planning from...
If there's one region in the Commonwealth of Virginia that epitomizes the climate crisis, it's Hampton Roads. You can practically watch the effects of sea level rise unfold with each hard rain –...
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You NEED Me to Smoke This Blunt...A Mother's Manifesto
In 2020, just before the COVID pandemic hit and the week prior to Virginia closing all its schools, I received some of the worst news of my life. The principal of my then seven-year-old daughter's...
View ArticleI’m a Black Woman in Politics – It’s Not My Fault You Don’t Know Who The #$@%...
I was preparing for an interview this afternoon: it was a job that I’d recently applied for (unrelated to the subject of this diary) and I was Zoom-Interview ready. While I was waiting, at the...
View ArticleScamageddon – The Book: Pt. 1
Part one, of many, of the content of Scamageddon- the Book.Preface“We’re all awash in a sea of blood and the least we can do is wave to each other.”John MintonI keep hoping that people would just stop...
View ArticleScamageddon: Pt. 2 (Why our World Sucks)
“Homo homini lupus.” (Man is a wolf to man)— Latin proverb“Mean people suck.”— American proverbWe are living in times unprecedented. The structures and relationships between various organizational...
View ArticleScamageddon: Pt. 4 (Why Our World Sucks)
Wealthy, Powerful PredatorsTo start solving problems, we need to understand the cause of the problems. The more specific we can be in describing the cause, the more effective our solutions will be. We...
View Article“…and she hit him in the face with a chancla”: Quips from A Daughter of the...
Welcome to the Supreme Court saga, where the drama unfolds not just within the courtrooms but also behind closed doors. In this epic tale of political theater and personal influence, two justices find...
View ArticleDonald Trump's lies in his pitch to African Americans
Roland Martin was exposing the lies of Donald Trump to African Americans about what he did in relation to HBCUs in a video on YouTube. Roland Martin and his guest on this program, Dr. Walter Kimbrough,...
View ArticleJoin the Movement: Support Karl Cieslak for Florida House District 54
Hello Daily Kos Community,I'm Karl Cieslak, and I am running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 54, encompassing Dade City, Zephyrhills, Saint Leo, San Antonio, and Wesley Chapel, FL....
View ArticleI'm outta here!!! When right wing extremism invades your workplace
I look at the email one more time. I have attached my letter of resignation. I do not think this will be a surprise given that I’ve been transparent these last few weeks about my anger and discomfort...
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Nick Fuentes "There's a white genocide going on in the world"
This comes from Texas Paul and his great podcast Coffee with Texas Paul , Coffee with Texas Paul!In response to JD Vance becoming the running mate of Donald Trump and the nationality and the faith...
View ArticleR.I.P., Michael A. Hardy, Esq.
I’ll never forget how his eyes lit up when I entered the Surgical ICU at the Hospital. It had been less than a month since the our last embrace, when Michael took me to see Cabaret with Eddie Redmayne...
View ArticleComparing Gov Walz and the felon's fascist response, I will take Gov Walz...
Their big play, their main specific line of attack, centers on the response of Governor Walz to the social and racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd by the police. ..xxYouTube...
View ArticleWho Dies First on Anarchy Day: Bullies
I hate bullies. There’s nothing worse than someone who thinks they can push others around just because they’ve got a little power or influence. You see them all of your life – that haughty, entitled,...
View ArticleNate Silver shows his white bro ignorance, dismisses intersectionality and...
Nate Silver is, frankly, disgusting. He's got a bachelor's degree in economics . He learned enough from his undergraduate study of economics about statistics to get into statistics as a profession....
View ArticleWelcome to Wonderland
By David Glenn Cox Google: “The good news is that plenty of retailers will be keeping their doors open on September 2nd.”Please excuse the vulgarism but, Fuck You Google! But what else is to be...
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Six Years Ago, an American Filmmaker "Disappeared" while on set with a...
"Ultimately, there are no reasonable explanations for the disappearance of Terrence Woods – other than foul play."[An earlier version of this article appeared on Medium.com on September 23, 2022.]Today...
View ArticleTV Review: Louder: The Soundtrack Of Change
The other evening I watched the documentary Louder: The Soundtrack of Change, which is available on HBO’s streaming platform, Max.Produced and narrated by Stacey Abrams and Selena Gomez, the film...
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Christianity is in a political crisis and must change toward God, which is to...
Our image of God creates our image of ourselves.Our image of God creates us, even if we don’t believe in God. For theists, a punishing God creates punishing people, just as a merciful God creates...
View ArticleThe Illusion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
When Trump and his allies attack Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), they aren’t just rolling back progress—they’re exposing how fragile and performative these so-called protections were all along....
View ArticleThe Illusion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Trump and his allies aren’t just attacking DEI—they’re proving it was never real protection in the first place. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion were not pillars of democracy; they were concessions,...
View ArticleNew documentary AMERICAN AGITATORS sheds light on Cesar Chavez & Dolores...
Organizers, history buffs, people who appreciate democracy and social justice: Have you heard (yet) of Fred Ross Sr.?"A good organizer is a social arsonist who goes around setting people on fire"—...
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