People will not fight for what they do not believe is possible. People self-select themselves out of the picture and create self-fulfilling prophecies that allow defeat to overwhelm them to the point of inertia. The Green New Deal requires people to understand we can not only afford but can DO great things. However, that requires the answer to the “how will you pay for this?” question. Because any thinking human …
America’s original sin stems from the inherent racism that is sewn into every aspect of our history, politics, economy, and culture. While the structure of racial American capitalism has changed since the founding of our nation, two things have remained the same. The thirst for profits and the exploitation of African-Americans have persisted throughout. From abolitionists to anti-lynching activists to civil rights crusaders …
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This article is the first in a series about the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. justice system. Since its arrival in the United States, COVID-19 has been kicking our national buttocks like nobody’s business. The available projections consistently foresee a continued rise in the spread of the virus across the country, and the Centers for …
Introduction David Walker (1796?-1830), a free black man, parented by a slave father and a freedwoman, was born, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, although he left there as an adult to travel in various states. He did not leave out of boredom or simple restlessness, but because of disgust. If I remain in this …