I live in Massachusetts. It's easy to say that it couldn't happen, it won't happen here if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. After all, we have strong legislation on our books protecting a woman's right to choose. So it can't happen here, right? Nor in California nor the other states that have worked … Continue reading It Couldn’t Happen Here
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The Past?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana Buffalo makes clear that too many of us can't seem to remember anything. Be the Pebble Act
Identity Politics / Intersectionalism
We often hear the term "identity politics", often from right wing critics on places like Fox News. Their definition, for purposes of their complaints, is that we on the left, and in the Democratic Party, have different and individual platforms for various groups. They pretty much mean a sliced and diced set of ideas rather … Continue reading Identity Politics / Intersectionalism
Putin’s War
I've written before that words have power. I will no longer be calling it the war in Ukraine or the war against Ukraine. It's "Putin's War". It is true that the war is being executed by the Russian military, but it's at Putin's direction. It is Putin's pilots who are bombing Ukraine and Putin's military … Continue reading Putin’s War
Safety
“The safest communities are not the ones with the most police, prisons, or electronic monitors, but the ones with quality schools, health care, housing, plentiful jobs, and strong social networks that allow families not merely to survive, but to thrive.” - Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness … Continue reading Safety
Malcolm X
“The first thing I tell them is that at least where my own particular Black Nationalist organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity, is concerned, they can’t join us. I have these very deep feelings that white people who want to join black organizations are really just taking the escapist way to salve their consciences. By … Continue reading Malcolm X
An Ugly Reality
In the end, realistically? I'll be no more than roadkill. Can you say you'll be different? Yet here's the thing. Roadkill becomes a bump in the road. It annoys. It changes. It's a pebble. Be the Pebble Act
“Opposing Views”
Most of you have likely heard of the latest contretemps in Texas regarding "opposing views" to the Holocaust. Here is one response to consider. What opposing views are there? That it never happened, that it's fake. Except? Let's pretend that all the pictures, the survivor narratives, the Nazi records, well all of it wasn't there. … Continue reading “Opposing Views”
I’m Published Again
I'm excited to have another letter published in "The Boston Globe". https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/10/opinion/35-years-later-same-troubling-accounts-umass-amherst-campus-life/
At War
Within the culture wars. Facts matter. I was once asked what one does with a legal studies degree. Well? I'm retired at 60. And I've learned how to engage in a war of words and lies. I can add truth. I posted this in a Melrose page. CRT: A PrimerSo I asked the question of … Continue reading At War